Two more courts yet to be established in Sindh, Islamabad under Pakistan Protection Act. STOCK IMAGE
The courts were established in Lahore, Quetta and Peshawar with the aim to end the scourge of terrorism in the country.
Two more – out of the five approved - special courts are yet to established in Sindh and Islamabad.
Justice Anwar Khan will be heading the special court of Peshawar, Justice Muqaram Khan of Lahore and Justice Zafar Ali of Quetta.
According to the bill passed in the Parliament, the government can establish as many special courts under the act.
The government after consultation with the chief justice of the concerned high court, could also appoint any person as judge of the special court who is or has been a sessions judge in any province of Pakistan, or has been an advocate of a high court for a period of not less than ten years, and is not more than seventy years of age.
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Seems like pmln and judiciary are reading the script differently. More confusion.
Special courts are not the answer to our problems. This corrupt and inept judiciary cannot be trusted with trying terrorists. They have failed the nation. The only thing that made them take suo moto notice in the past were the shalwars hanging on supreme courts boundary wall. Judges through their family members take bribes and have already been giving "speedy justice" to the highest bidder
Special courts in Pashawar & Quetta OK, but why Lahore in the first place, why not Karachi ? is Lahore more vulnerable & affected like Karachi ? this shows the govt of PML N priority & discrimination....
If special courts the answer than why military courts ?