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C}IAP'I'I]R IV
IN'tERNATIONAI, COOPERATION
39.
Irternational cooperation.- (l) The Federal Govemnlent nlay upon receipt ofa rcquest,
through the designated agenr:y r.mder this Act, extend such cooperalion to any foreign
govemment, 24 x 7 network, any foreign agcncy or dny intemational organization or agcDcy for
the purposes of investigationi or proceedings concerning oflences related to information
systems, electronic communication or data or for the collection of evidencc in electronic form
relating to an offencc or obtaining expeditious prcscrvation and disclosure of data by means of
an information system or real{ mc collcction of data associated \a'ilh specified communications
or interception ofdata undcr thi.r Act.
(2)
'l he Federal Go\,ernment may fbrward to a forcign government, 24
x 7 network,
any foreign agcncy or any international agency or organization any information obtained from its
own investigations
iI it
govemment, agency
considers that the disclosure of such information might assist the olher
or
organization etc., a-s the case bc,
in
initiating or carrying out
investiSations or prcceedings concerning aDy offence under this Act.
(3)
]'he l:cderal Government shall rcquire the forcign governmclt, 24 x 7 network,
any ioreign ager:cy or any intcrational organization or agency to keep the information provided
conhdential and use it strictil' For the purposes it is provided.
(4)
lhe l:ederal Gov,lmment may, through the dcsignated agency, send and answer
requests for mutual assistance thc cxccution of such requests or their transmission to the
authorities compelent for their clecution.
(5)
The lederal (iov(rnment may refuse to accede to any request made by a foreign
governmenl., 24 x 7 network, any foreign agency or any international organization or agency if:
(a)
it
(b)
the offencc is regarded by the Federal Govemment as bcing
(c)
thcre are substantiil grounds for beiieving that the rcqucst for assistance has been
is of lhe opinion that the rcquest, if granted. rvould prcjudice sovereignty,
sccurity. public orler or othq essential public interest of t'akistan;
ofa political
nature;
made for the purfose of proseculing a person on account of that person's race,
sex, rcligion. nati(,nality, etlmic origin or political opinions or thal that person's
position nray be prcjudiccd lor any ofthose reasons;