The constitutional bench of SC conditionally allows military courts to pronounce verdicts of 85 civilians arrested in 9th May riots case Constitutional bench says judgments of military courts would be conditional to the top court verdict on the cases pending before it ISLAMABAD   (   WEB  NEWS   ) The Supreme Court’s constitutionalRead More →

SC authorizes military courts to pronounce reserved verdicts of those May 9 violence cases in which the accused could be released before Eid-ul-Fitr ISLAMABAD   (  Web News ) The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday authorised military courts to pronounce reserved verdicts of those May 9 violence cases in whichRead More →

Senate of Pakistan calls upon the SC to reconsider its decision regarding declaration of some sections of the Army Act Resolution maintains the sentences given by military courts are not arbitrary & are conducted following due process & formalities ISLAMABAD ( Web News  ) The Senate of Pakistan called uponRead More →

Military courts have initiated trials for individuals who allegedly attacked military installations & memorials on May 9, SC informed Reply submitted by federal govt says trials of these accused persons shall remain subject to outcome of proceedings of in the titled Petition ISLAMABAD  (  Web News  ) The federal governmentRead More →

Trial of those involved in May 9 violence should not begin in military courts without informing the Apex Court: CJP Umar Ata Bandial AGP mansoor Usman Awan seeks a month’s time on matter of right to appeal Says prima facie, no one out of the 102 suspects arrested will beRead More →

SC turns down pleas to stay civilians’ trial in military courts The CJP ordered that all the suspects should be able to talk to their family members on Eidul Azha. “Initially, they were detained under Section 2(d)(ii) but the Section 2(d)(i) may also be applicable,” AGP Awan ISLAMABAD ( WebRead More →

New SC bench resumes hearing of pleas against military courts ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) A six-member bench of the Supreme Court on Monday resumed hearing pleas against trials of civilians in the military courts after dissolution a seven-member bench. The seven-member bench of the apex court dissolved after JusticeRead More →

Seven-member bench of apex court headed by CJP Umar Ata Bandial summons record of all those arrested post-May 9 CJP says top court would ‘quickly’ wrap up the pleas against the trial of civilians in military courts, refusing to stay the trials Justice Isa says he could not be aRead More →

ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Umar Ata Bandial has constituted a nine-member bench to hear petitions against the military courts. The Supreme Court (SC) fixed the initial hearings of the petitions challenging the trials of civilians in the military courts. A nine-member bench hasRead More →

ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan in a petition in the Supreme Court has challenged trials of civilians in military courts seeking the court to declare them unconstitutional. Salman Akram Raja advocate has filed petition on behalf of seasoned lawyer Aitzaz Ahsan. Aitzaz Ahsan has petitioned to theRead More →