Military courts
HRCP chairperson calls document a "charge sheet"; report notes key court decisions narrowed democratic space; legal mechanisms used to curb dissent.
Published 04 May, 2026 05:51pm
Petitions warn that allowing military trials of civilians would set a dangerous precedent of ceding judicial authority.
Updated 27 Jun, 2025 10:15am
Six terrorists killed in police operations; bodies of four men, including two soldiers, found in Mardan.
Updated 22 Jun, 2025 08:58am
Issues 36-page dissenting note in case about civilians' military trials; regrets govt opted to burden military courts instead of improving judicial system.
Updated 31 May, 2025 11:18am
Courts have a duty to strike down laws incompatible with rights.
Updated 25 May, 2025 05:45pm
Majority 5-2 verdict restores Army Act sections previously struck down; gives govt 45 days to legislate to ensure right to appeal; PTI, lawyers slam verdict.
Updated 07 May, 2025 07:50pm
AGP says "army installations were attacked under a well-thought-out plan" on May 9.
Updated 05 May, 2025 09:45pm
Wonders whether any concerned military officers were ever held accountable for failures during incident.
Updated 19 Apr, 2025 09:06am
AGP asked to explain status of proposed legislation, mentioned by law officer 2 years ago.
Updated 09 Apr, 2025 08:23am
Accused must be given right to appeal before high court, Justice Mandokhail observes.
Updated 27 Feb, 2025 09:09am
Constitutional bench wonders if court could direct govt on administrative issues.
Updated 26 Feb, 2025 09:23am
Salman Akram Raja argues 19th-century principles can’t be enforced in 2025.
Updated 13 Feb, 2025 07:59am
Compares army trials in Pakistan with India; judges question scope of Army Act provisions about civilians.
Updated 05 Feb, 2025 10:33am
PTI leader Salman Akram Raja says civilians can’t be tried in a military court under any circumstances.
Updated 04 Feb, 2025 08:38pm
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
As affected party, army cannot conduct fair proceedings, argues ex-CJP’s lawyer.
Updated 01 Feb, 2025 07:36am
Justice Afghan asks why no May 9 accused assailed military courts' ambit.
Updated 31 Jan, 2025 08:49am
“Why are anti-terrorism courts not being strengthened?” asks Justice Mandokhail.
Updated 09 Jan, 2025 03:59pm
Secretive trials, shielded from scrutiny, fail to provide the answers that citizens deserve.
Updated 28 Dec, 2024 12:03pm
Imran’s nephew Hassaan Niazi, two retired army, PAF officers among those sentenced.
Updated 27 Dec, 2024 10:43am
Imran's nephew Hassaan Niazi handed 10 years' rigorous imprisonment; PTI founder says transparent trial citizens' fundamental right.
Updated 02 Jan, 2025 03:37pm
Western countries have rightly pointed out that such arbitrary trials lack transparency.
Updated 25 Dec, 2024 09:28am
Says "these military courts lack judicial independence, transparency"; Asad Qaiser reiterates criticism.
Updated 24 Dec, 2024 05:13pm
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
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
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
Without vote of two-thirds of total membership of Parliament, the required constitutional amendment cannot be passed.
Updated 01 Apr, 2019 09:51am
Farhatullah Babar says terrorism incidents have declined hence there is "no justification" for military courts.
Updated 19 Jan, 2019 09:46am
Mandviwalla says security situation in country has changed altogether over the past two years.
Updated 15 Jan, 2019 11:18am
Convicts carried out "heinous offences related to terrorism", says ISPR.
Published 09 Feb, 2018 06:59pm
