Tag: military courts

Representatives of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), National Organization for Working Community, Pakistan Secular Forum, URC, Aurat Foundation, PILER, Sindh Human Rights Commission...

Punjab CM says speedy implementation of NAP will restore peace in country   Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that the national action plan adopted...

JUI-F chief says his party will not support 21st constitutional amendment in current form

ISLAMABAD- A National Assembly session will resume Monday (today) to discuss and vote on the 21st Constitutional Amendment Bill and Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill tabled...

Interior minister says military courts will try terrorists only, action to be taken against madrassas having proven links with extremists Says four Islamic countries approached...

Zardari takes a U-turn  on PPP’s stance, puts weight behind constitutional amendments for formation of military courts Dar brings up judicial commission issue only to...

Parliamentary parties’ moot endorses amendments in constitution, Army Act for constitutional cover to special military courts PM says there’s no room for further debate in...

Serious differences emerged Thursday between the government and opposition over the formation of military courts to counter terrorism under the National Action Plan (NAP). The opposition believes that there is no need to bring amendments in Article 245(2) of the Constitution and the scope of existing military courts should be widened to deal with the menace.

Addressing the 178th corps commanders’ conference at the General Headquarters on Thursday, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif said the entire nation was looking towards political and military leadership of Pakistan to take bold and meaningful decisions leading to stern action against terrorists and their sympathisers.

Top civil, military leaders meet today to approve amendments in Army Act for setting up military courts PM says his govt is committed to ‘identifying...

PESHAWAR- To end the scourge of militancy, three special courts have been established in the country on Thursday under the controversial Pakistan Protection Act 2014,...

ISLAMABAD- Former chief justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Chaudhry on Tuesday termed setting up of military courts 'illegal' and 'unconstitutional,' private media reported. “Basic constitutional framework ensures...

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) senator Mian Raza Rabbani Monday said that military courts cannot root out terrorism from the country. Delivering his speech in the...

Former Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice (r) Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui has said that if military court were established without proper constitutional amendments, their fate would...

Rana Tanvir says courts established during martial law aren’t same as proposed military courts Federal Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanvir Hussain has said that...

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Saturday presented its recommendations for National Security Plan (NSP) aimed at rooting out the menace of terrorism from the...

As PPP leaders, jiyalas observe Benazir Bhutto’s seventh death anniversary across country, Zardari says there are no ‘good or bad Taliban’, rubbishes ‘rivals’ propaganda’...