[1] An amendment in 1966, during Ayub Khan's tenure, extended its application to civilians, specifically those charged with inciting mutiny or accused of disseminating classified information and assaulting military infrastructure.
[1] Depending on the offence's severity, penalties range from two years of imprisonment to life sentences, with capital punishment also a possible outcome.
[6] On 10 April 2017, Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav was sentenced to death by Field General Court Martial under section 59 of the act.
[7] Under Imran Khan's Prime Ministership from August 2018 to April 2022, more than 20 civilian trials transpired under this Act according to available accounts.
[1] Notably, human rights activist Idris Khattak received a 14-year sentence in 2021 for espionage allegations.