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This bill, called the Pakistan Democracy Act, aims to support democratic processes in Pakistan by authorizing sanctions against specific individuals involved in undermining democracy and persecuting political opponents. The bill requires the Secretary of State and Treasury to impose sanctions on General Asim Munir, the Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan, within 180 days of enactment under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. The President can waive these sanctions if military rule ends, civilian-led democracy is restored, and wrongfully detained political detainees are released. Additionally, the bill mandates identifying and imposing immigration-related sanctions on key individuals in the Pakistani government or military who have knowingly engaged in wrongful persecution, particularly targeting those involved in the imprisonment of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Sanctioned individuals would be inadmissible to the United States, have their visas revoked, and be ineligible for future entry. The President retains the ability to waive these sanctions on a case-by-case basis if doing so serves national interests or if circumstances have sufficiently changed. The bill emphasizes the United States' policy of supporting a democratic Pakistan based on civilian rule, judicial independence, rule of law, human rights, and due process.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2311/all-info