Military courts questioned over lack of transparency Salman Akram Raja argues 19th-century principles can’t be enforced in 2025. Updated 13 Feb, 2025 07:59am WHATSAPP
Salman Akram Raja fears military trial over killing of Rangers men Compares army trials in Pakistan with India; judges question scope of Army Act provisions about civilians. Updated 05 Feb, 2025 10:33am WHATSAPP
Justice Aminuddin wonders how trial for same offence by army, civilian can be held in different courts PTI leader Salman Akram Raja says civilians can’t be tried in a military court under any circumstances. Updated 04 Feb, 2025 08:38pm WHATSAPP
SC Constitutional Bench urged to speak for rule of law Justice Amin says only have to see whether appeal in military trial case is accepted or rejected; counsel says nothing stops CB from rejecting ICAs. Updated 04 Feb, 2025 09:59am WHATSAPP
‘Prosecutor, judge & jury’: fairness of May 9 trials disputed in SC As affected party, army cannot conduct fair proceedings, argues ex-CJP’s lawyer. Updated 01 Feb, 2025 07:36am WHATSAPP
SC questions lack of legal challenges to military trials Justice Afghan asks why no May 9 accused assailed military courts' ambit. Updated 31 Jan, 2025 08:49am WHATSAPP
SC asks why May 9 accused ‘specifically’ tried in military courts against precedent “Why are anti-terrorism courts not being strengthened?” asks Justice Mandokhail. Updated 09 Jan, 2025 03:59pm WHATSAPP
Opaque trials Secretive trials, shielded from scrutiny, fail to provide the answers that citizens deserve. Updated 28 Dec, 2024 12:03pm WHATSAPP
Military convicts 60 more people over May 9 riots Imran’s nephew Hassaan Niazi, two retired army, PAF officers among those sentenced. Updated 27 Dec, 2024 10:43am WHATSAPP
May 9 riots: Military courts hand another 60 civilians 2-10 years of jail time Imran's nephew Hassaan Niazi handed 10 years' rigorous imprisonment; PTI founder says transparent trial citizens' fundamental right. Updated 02 Jan, 2025 03:37pm WHATSAPP
Controversial justice Western countries have rightly pointed out that such arbitrary trials lack transparency. Updated 25 Dec, 2024 09:28am WHATSAPP
May 9 riots: US joins UK, EU in voicing concerns over military trials of civilians Says "these military courts lack judicial independence, transparency"; Asad Qaiser reiterates criticism. Updated 24 Dec, 2024 05:13pm WHATSAPP
SC’s order green lights military courts, detrimental to civilian rights, lawyers warn Allowing military courts to pronounce decisions, albeit conditionally, raises renewed concerns about the judiciary's independence after the 26th Constitutional Amendment, says lawyer Mirza Moiz Baig. Updated 14 Dec, 2024 11:03am WHATSAPP
A year after SC annulled military courts, civilians await justice The freedom and liberty of these civilians are entirely dependent on the fate of the government's appeal against the SC verdict on Oct 23, 2023. Updated 23 Oct, 2024 04:18pm WHATSAPP
Military authorities contemplate transferring terror cases to govt Second two-year constitutional term of military courts set up under NAP in 2015 expired in March this year. Updated 02 May, 2019 07:55am WHATSAPP
View from the courtroom: Support of opposition parties key to reviving military courts Without vote of two-thirds of total membership of Parliament, the required constitutional amendment cannot be passed. Updated 01 Apr, 2019 09:51am WHATSAPP
PPP says 'no' to second extension in tenure of military courts Farhatullah Babar says terrorism incidents have declined hence there is "no justification" for military courts. Updated 19 Jan, 2019 09:46am WHATSAPP
Military courts not needed any more, says Senate deputy chairman Mandviwalla says security situation in country has changed altogether over the past two years. Updated 15 Jan, 2019 11:18am WHATSAPP
Gen Bajwa confirms death sentences of 7 convicted by military courts Convicts carried out "heinous offences related to terrorism", says ISPR. Published 09 Feb, 2018 06:59pm WHATSAPP
29 terrorism-related cases cleared to be sent to military courts: Ahsan Iqbal The interior minister says 80 more cases will be forwarded to special courts once approved by the cabinet. Published 04 Nov, 2017 11:44am WHATSAPP
Prisoners belonging to banned militant outfits act like 'dons' in Karachi jail: CTD SSP CTD SSP Omer Shahid Hamid says cases of 227 high-profile UTPs in Karachi jail likely to be referred to military courts. Published 22 Jun, 2017 10:59pm WHATSAPP