ISLAMABAD-
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman on Thursday said that his party did not support the idea of military courts as a matter of principle, private media reported.
Speaking to media in the federal capital, he said that his party supported the idea of establishing military courts in view of the recent acts of terrorism.
He said that the constitutional status of the establishment of the military courts was also questioned by experts present in the meeting.
“It is incorrect to say that JUI-F endorses the idea of constituting military courts to try suspected terrorists,” he said.
He further stated that non-effectiveness of certain anti-terrorism laws to prevent terrorism and prosecute terrorists was also discussed in yesterday’s meeting.
“Laws did not fail, the implementation of these laws has been poor. If we are saying that the laws have failed and if tomorrow military courts fail as well, would we bring in martial law?” the JUI-F chief questioned.
Stressing the need of unity he said, “It is unfortunate that whenever we [leaders] have united, it has only been after an incident of immense gravity such as the Peshawar school massacre.”