Tag: military courts

A petition seeking to hold the trial of Lyari gang war leader Uzair Baloch in the military court was filed in the Supreme Court...

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif  confirmed the death sentences of nine hardcore terrorists convicted by military courts, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement...

Four terrorists sentenced by military courts were executed on Tuesday at the Kohat Central Jail. According to local media, Chief Of Army Staff (COAS) General...

Hangings are first executions of civilians convicted by military courts Four terrorists involved in the Army Public School attack last year were hanged at a...

Making the federation and provinces as respondents, the Lahore High Court (LHC) Bar has filed a review petition in Supreme Court (SC) against the apex court’s decision in the case of 21st Constitutional Amendment and establishment of military courts.

Gen Sharif hands over equipments worth Rs 65 million to Karachi Police for enhancing their capabilities In order to speed up trials of outstanding terror-related...

Sharif says he's happy to know that the terrorists involved in the brutal killings of innocent children in Peshawar Army School had met their fate.

Just two days after the Supreme Court upheld the establishment of military courts to try terror suspects in a majority ruling, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has termed the verdict a blow to human rights and the rule of law.

The parliament passed the 21st Amendment and the Pakistan Army Act, 1952, to establish the special courts after the terrorist attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar, last year.

The Supreme Court will announce its judgement regarding the establishment of military courts as per constitutional amendments on Wednesday (today). The apex court on June...

Making his argument before a 17-member full bench of the Supreme Court (SC), headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Nasirul Mulk, hearing petitions against 18th and 21st Constitutional Amendments, Pakistan’s Attorney General (AG) Salman Aslam Butt on Thursday said that terrorist organisation Daish’s name will be included in the list of banned organisations.

Hearing petitions challenging the 18th and 21st constitutional amendments, a 17-member full bench of the Supreme Court (SC), headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Nasirul Mulk, Wednesday observed that no one could challenge the State’s writ provided all institutions responsibly fulfilled their duties.

Hearing petitions against the 18th and 21st constitutional amendments on Tuesday, a 17-member full court bench of the Supreme Court (SC), headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Nasirul Mulk, observed that the federal government could invoke treason charges under Article 6 of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) relating to terrorism against the State instead of trying terror suspects in military courts.

Hearing against the 18th and 21st constitutional amendments and the establishment of military courts was adjourned without proceedings on Wednesday due a judge’s absence. Heading...

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has moved the Supreme Court (SC) against the operations of military courts established in the country following the massacre at Army Public School (APS), Peshawar.

While the military court judges have been given discretionary powers over privacy of case proceedings, the Supreme Court (SC) has invoked the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) for constituting a larger bench to hear petitions filed against establishment of military courts and the 21st Constitutional Amendment.

Authorities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday referred a list of terror suspects to the federal government for trial in military courts. The 45-page report contains...