Tag: military courts

Nation wants military court, says SAFRON minister

Minister for SAFRON Lt General (r) Abdul Qadir Baloch has said the whole nation and government wanted to give extension to military courts to wipe out...

Govt fails to win political consensus on military courts again

The federal government failed to evolve a consensus between the political parties on the establishment of military courts for dealing with terrorists as another...

Parliamentary leaders yet to evolve consensus over military courts extension

Despite the recent wave of terrorism in the country, the political leadership has yet to evolve a consensus over the extension of military courts,...

Political parties fall in line over extension of military courts while...

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary leaders from most major political parties agreed on the extension of military courts in a committee session in Islamabad on Thursday. The committee session was...

Dar contacts more parties for extension to military courts

  Minister highlights significance of speedy trial of terrorists   Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday contacted more parliamentary leaders to cajole their support for a...

Govt, opposition reach an impasse on military courts issue

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government on Tuesday failed to secure the approval of opposition parties on the matter of extension of military courts. The special...

Military courts extension, blasphemy laws are non-negotiable: JUI-F chief

ISLAMABAD: Maulana Fazlur Rehman, chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has said on Sunday that there should be no extension in tenure of military courts. In...

Zardari directs PPP leadership, opposition parties to oppose military courts’ extension

Former president and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday directed PPP leaders to oppose the extension of military courts. According...

Govt to consult other political parties on extension of military courts

The federal government has announced that it would start a consultative process leading to a constitutional amendment for the continuation of military courts in...

Military courts trying civilians on terror charges set to expire soon

A law allowing secret military courts to try civilians on terrorism charges is set to expire on Saturday, but the government has been silent...

Supreme Court rejects review appeals of 16 terror convicts set to...

  The Supreme Court on Monday rejected review appeals filed by 16 terrorists against death penalty they were awarded by military courts for their involvement...

PPA set to lapse on July 15: Govt still undecided about...

Official source says govt may use PPA as 'bargaining chip' with military establishment; Opp not too keen on extending the sunset clause

Sheerani & Co up to no good, must be disbanded, says...

Says CII’s anti-women pronouncements must not stand; says CII funding should be withdrawn and re-allocated for protection of women

SC reserves judgement on five death sentences awarded by military courts

The Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgement on five appeals against death sentences announced by military courts after hearig detailed arguements of the counsels...

Convicts’ lawyers allowed access to trial proceedings of military courts

The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday ordered for allowing 10 convicts, who have been sentenced by military courts, to get access to the trial...

Army chief confirms death sentences of 13 terrorists, including Nanga Parbat...

According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the death-row prisoners were involved in committing heinous offences relating to terrorism, including killing of 10 foreign tourists at Nanga Parbat.