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Military courts need no constitutional amendment: Aitzaz

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Senator Aitzaz Ahsan on Thursday said the constitutional committee set up on the matter of military courts has presented a recommendation that there is no need to amend constitution for the establishment of such courts.

Talking to newsmen outside the parliament house, Aitaza Ahsan suggested that the scope of the existing military courts be widened

By OCTOPUS
January 01, 2015
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Senator Aitzaz Ahsan on Thursday said the constitutional committee set up on the matter of military courts has presented a recommendation that there is no need to amend constitution for the establishment of such courts.

Talking to newsmen outside the parliament house, Aitaza Ahsan suggested that the scope of the existing military courts be widened and there was no need to amend the constitution for the establishment of military courts. However, he added, that the military courts’ authority to hold hearings would have to be curtailed.

He said the draft presented by the government had allowed vast expansion in the powers of military courts. Instead of that the military courts’ powers should only be provided a limited boost, he added.

He warned against introducing an amendment in the constitution, saying such a step would open some other doors.

Aitzaz hoped that a consensus with the government would soon be reached on the issue of military courts.