Malala’s attackers to be tried by military courts
Declaring that new laws aimed at eliminating terrorism would be implemented in other parts of the country as well, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced on Wednesday that cases against the attackers of Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai and foreign mountaineers would be tried by the newly-established military courts.
He said these cases would soon be transferred to those courts, reports Pakistan’s English daily the Dawn.
The PM made these remarks during a meeting with a delegation of senior businessmen and industrialists at the Presidency. President Mamnoon Hussain was also present on the occasion.
To allay the businessmen’s fears, the prime minister said he would soon visit Karachi to review the law and order situation there.
Addressing criticism of military courts, Nawaz Sharif said they were not established on whims of the military establishment. Rather, the decision was taken by the country’s political leadership, he said.
Sharif, talking about the role of judiciary in terrorism-related cases, emphasised that the independence of judiciary was essential but equally important was the performance of judiciary.
He expressed dissatisfaction with the delay in disposal of terrorism-related cases and said: “Pendency of numerous cases has contributed towards law and order issues.”
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