ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) on Friday allowed the military courts conditional permission to pronounce verdicts in the cases against 85 civilians alleged involved in the May 9, cases.
The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan, heard the intra-court appeals against the decision of the military courts. The bench also included Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan, Justice Musarrat Hilali and Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan.
Announcing a short verdict on permission for the military courts to announce verdicts in the cases. Khawaja Haris, counsel for the Ministry of Defence, gave arguments.
At the beginning of the hearing, Jamal Khan Mandokhail remarked that the invalid provisions of the Army Act are in accordance with the Constitution. “Can the Army Act be amended to bring everyone under its category and asso take into account the fact that the Army Act predates the 1973 Constitution.
