The process of the establishment of the military courts has been initiated after the approval of 21st Amendment in the Constitution and the Army Act Amendment.
DG, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Asim Bajwa in a media briefing said “Process of establishing military courts has been initiated. Initially nine are being set up across the country, three each in KP and Punjab, two in Sindh and one in Balochistan. These courts will start functioning soon,”
Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) would have as any as three military courts each. Sindh would have two military courts while one court would be established in Balochistan, according to the ISPR.
The hearing of the terrorism-related cases would be shifted to these courts for speedy trials.
According to the ISPR, military courts would be established soon.