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Military courts: Govt withdraws constitutional amendment

ISLAMABAD:  Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) led government on Wednesday decided to withdraw its earlier decision of amend the constitution for establishment of military courts, local media reported from sources.

The decision has been taken in the meeting of political party’s legal committee which was attended by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Aitazaz Ahsan, Afarsiyab Khatak, Mushahid Hussain Syed and  Hamid Khan and Farogh Nasim did not attend the meeting but they had given their mandate to other political parties.

The committee was formed to implement the government action plan against terrorism.

The sources said that all political parties have agreed that terrorism related cases would be referred to military courts.

The government has increased working limits of the military courts and the government will amend army act instead of constitution.

Earlier the government had decided to amend the constitution for the formation of military courts after objection of political parties now the government has decided not to amend the constitution.

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