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Pakistan Penal Code

Chapter VI · Of Offences Against the State

Waging war against any Power in alliance with Pakistan

Section 125 · Pakistan Penal Code

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Whoever wages war against the Government of any 1[*] Power in alliance or at peace with 2[Pakistan] or attempts to wage such war, or abets the waging of such war, shall be punished with 3[imprisonment for life], to which fine may be added, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, to which fine may be added, or with fine.

Amendment notes (3)›
  1. 1Omitted by Act No. II of 1988, section 2.
  2. 2Substituted by Adaptation Order, 1961, Art.
  3. 3Substituted by the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972 (12 of 1972), section 2 and Schedule, for “transportation for life”.

How to cite

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Section 125, PPC
With heading
Section 125 PPC (Waging war against any Power in alliance with Pakistan)
In full
Section 125, Pakistan Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860)

Text as amended up to 30-11-2025, from the Pakistan Code, Ministry of Law and Justice. Check the official text before filing. Official PDF, page 61