{"id":21047,"date":"2025-02-25T14:32:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T09:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=21047"},"modified":"2025-02-25T14:33:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T09:33:01","slug":"punjab-govt-forms-committee-to-amend-outdated-criminal-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/02\/25\/punjab-govt-forms-committee-to-amend-outdated-criminal-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Punjab govt forms committee to amend outdated criminal laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Punjab Home Department on Tuesday constituted a Law Reforms Committee to review and amend outdated criminal laws, aiming to modernize them in line with contemporary challenges.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A notification issued by the department stated that the committee would draft amendments to key laws, including the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) 1898, the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) 1860, and the Qanun-e-Shahadat Order 1984. 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