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A six-member Supreme Court (SC) bench led by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial and composed of Justices Ijazul Ahsan, Munib Akhtar, Yahya Afridi, Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, and Justice Ayesha A. Malik was hearing a set of appeals contesting the military trials of civilians.
SC resumes hearing against military courts: Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan continued to make his points in front of the bench at today’s session.
The hearing was postponed by the bench on Wednesday till today (Friday), giving the AGP two days to request guidance from the government on whether or not an appeals right would be granted.
Background
Former Pakistani chief justice Jawwad S. Khawaja, senior attorney Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, and members of civil society have petitioned the supreme court under Article 184 (3) of the constitution, requesting that it rule that the trials of civilians detained in connection with the violent protests on May 9 and 10 under the Army Act and Official Secrets Act are in violation of Article 25 of the
Following the PTI chief’s arrest on May 9 from the Islamabad High Court (IHC) grounds, PTI supporters flocked to the streets in protest.
The demonstrators harmed the gates of the military’s General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi as well as the Corps Commander’s home (Jinnah House) in Lahore.
Authorities restricted social media access for days following the four-day suspension of internet services.