Politics
Trials of civilians have not started yet in military courts, Supreme Court told
Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan confirmed on Tuesday that military trials of civilians had not started yet.
The AGP gave the statement during the fourth hearing of the petitions filed against the cases of civilians in military trials.
During Monday’s hearing, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial asked for reassurance from the AGP that no such trial will be tried until the case is heard in the court.
The AGP confirmed that trials of civilians have not started yet.
Earlier, Petitions against military trials were filed by former Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Jawwad S. Khawaja, Aitzaz Ahsan, Karamat Ali, and former Prime Minister Imran Khan.