Popa courts: LHC rejects plea to restore tribunals 

Justice Shams Mahmood Mirza observed that the matter raised in the petition was a policy affair of the government

Our Correspondent November 18, 2016
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LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has dismissed a petition seeking reinstatement of special courts established under the Protection of Pakistan Act (POPA). On Friday, Justice Shams Mahmood Mirza observed that the matter raised in the petition was a policy affair of the government and the petition was not maintainable before the court.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 19th, 2016.
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