ISLAMABAD: The amendment to the constitution and Army Act for establishing military court for the trial of hardcore terrorists was challenged in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, here on Wednesday.
The petitioner barrister Zafarullah has stated that the amendment to the Constitution for establishing military courts in the country is against the basic structure of the Constitution and should be struck down.
The amendments for setting up military courts to try civilian terror suspects were passed by both houses of the Parliament on Tuesday and these were signed by President Mamnoon Hussain into law today.
The new laws were introduced as part of the government’s 20-point National Action Plan against terrorism approved by a meeting of politicians Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif convened last week.
The latest amendment to the constitution, whose objective of giving a constitutional cover to the military courts for trying civilians to undo a bar ordered by the Supreme Court 15 years ago, was the first passed by the present parliament.
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