Military courts
Here’s a list of countries where civilians have been tried in military courts: Argentina, Israel, Turkey, Thailand, China, Indonesia, Kuwait, Sri Lanka, Mali, Lebanon, Malaysia, Russia, Iran, India, Cuba, Djibouti,…
Extraordinary situation requires military courts
Military courts were established in 2015 during the Nawaz Sharif regime in the aftermath of Army Public School (APS) massacre of 140 people, mostly children. Military courts carry out swift…
Time to end the military courts
The basis of how we should judge whether a policy is working or not is to ask a simple question: “what was the original objective or purpose of this policy?”…
No more military courts
Accprding to official sources, the government has decided to table a bill to extend the ‘exceptional’ use of military courts for another three years. Reportedly, the draft amendment would give…
Military courts: a mistake
On December 27, 2014, only 11 days after the APS attack in Peshawar, I wrote my weekly entry in this column under the title, ‘Military courts: a defence’. In the…
Are military courts the answer?
The establishment of the military courts was part of the National Action Plan (NAP) unveiled on December 24, 2014 in the wake of the Army Public School, Peshawar tragedy. The…
Children and military courts
WHEN Pakistan’s parliament hastily empowered military courts to try civilians suspected of committing terrorism-related offences, in defiance of international standards, it was criticised for failing to adequately consider the many…
Military courts
Capital suggestion Legal: Forty-two years ago, the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan prescribed progressive separation of the judiciary from the executive. Forty-two years ago, the constitution fixed a…
Viewpoint: The military courts debate
No issue has generated as much confusion and controversy in this country as has a hesitant go-ahead the recent parliamentary parties' meeting gave to a government proposal for the establishment…
The case against military courts
A few days back when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif began his midnight address to the nation at the conclusion of an All-Parties Conference, many of us had our hopes high.…
