WorldNews Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 By Syed Raza Hassan and Saad Sayeed KARACHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's major opposition parties expressed scepticism on Tuesday about the government's proposal to revive special military courts to try civilians charged with terrorism, potentially jeopardizing a proposed constitutional amendment. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's office said on Monday that it would seek to keep military courts in place, days after the secret tribunals' original legal mandate had expired. "We are against any extension for military courts," Senator Saeed Ghani of the leading opposition Pakistan People's Party (PPP) told Reuters. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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