ISLAMABAD-
In a National Assembly (NA) session on Saturday, the 21st Constitutional Amendment Bill and Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill 2015 were tabled by Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights Pervaiz Rashid in the presence of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Majority of the lawmakers agreed upon the motions.The NA session was postponed till Monday 4pm.
The Parliament is most likely to give a go-ahead to the draft of constitutional amendment which was unanimously laid out by the political leaders in order to provide constitutional cover to the military-led speedy trial courts (STCs) in terrorism-related cases
The 21st Amendment Bill would require to be passed by two-third of total members of both the NA and Senate members. The Army Act (Amendment) Bill requires a simple majority.
Earlier, on Friday, the All Parties Conference (APC) chaired by the PM had reached a consensus to bring amendments in the constitution as well as the Army Act for the establishment of special courts.
The meeting was attended by the country’s top civilian and military leadership.
This is a positive move in the right direction in the fight against terrorism…
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