Punjab has introduced into drive an amended legislation governing the Punjab Centre of Excellence on Countering Violent Extremism, with the gazette notification for the amended 2026 laws now issued.
Underneath the Punjab Centre of Excellence on Countering Violent Extremism (Modification) Act 2026, the centre has been given formal company authorized standing.
The modification permits the centre to enter into agreements underneath its personal title and offers it authorized powers to accumulate each movable and immovable property.
The amended legislation additionally permits the centre to promote or switch its immovable belongings, topic to prior approval from the provincial authorities.
It has additional been empowered to provoke authorized proceedings in its personal title, whereas authorized motion will also be introduced towards the centre.
The laws supplies the centre with everlasting authorized standing and a standard seal. To ascertain these provisions, Part 3 of the Punjab Centre of Excellence on Countering Violent Extremism Act 2025 has been amended.
