ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Army spokesperson has spoken over the much awaitedissue of Military Courts Extension.
He said that it is up to parliament to decide if an extension should begranted to military courts.
The tenure of military courts, which were established after the 2014Peshawar attack, is set to expire in March.
“The decision on military courts’ extension rests with parliament,”Inter-Services Public Relations spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoorsaid.
He said lawmakers can decide on the fate of military courts “keeping inview the current [security] situation, and their impact”.
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“We will do what parliament tells us,” he said, adding that even previousextensions to military courts were given by the public representatives, andthe decision has to be taken with consensus.
Earlier this month, the law ministry informed that the summary for a secondextension to military courts was forwarded to the Cabinet for approval.
