Chief Justice of Pakistan, Umar Ata Bandial, emphasized on Thursday that the armed forces will not be permitted to take any actions that violate the Constitution as a six-judge bench heard a set of petitions challenging the trials of civilians in military courts, ARY News reported.
The six-member bench of the Pakistan apex court included Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Yahya Afridi, Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi and Justice Ayesha A Malik.
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial said that the trial of those involved in the May 9 violence should not begin in military courts without informing the Pakistan Supreme Court.
The Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan informed the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the violent incidents that happened on May 9 this year in Pakistan caused losses of Rs 2.5 billion, according to Daily Pakistan.
Pakistan Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the federal government's request to constitute a full court bench to hear a set of pleas challenging the trial of civilians in the country's military courts.
It should be noted that after the abduction of the three-year-old child Samrat Kumar, the kidnappers released a video that showed that the child's hands were tied and he had difficulty eating. A strong reaction was expressed against the kidnapping of an innocent child across the province.
According to ARY News, the motion was presented in the NA session after suspending the routine business of the house. The session of the lower house of the Parliament is underway in which the majority of the members are of the view that the Parliament should 'assert' its powers.
Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial said that if the Constitution mandated polls within 90 days of an assembly's dissolution, then we are duty-bound to say so, according to Dawn.
Imran Khan announced that he would come out and prepare the people to protest if the elections were not held. He said, "When a country's Constitution is violated, it means the justice system and the rule of law have ended. Most of all, it means that the nation has lost its freedom and become
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday criticised the Supreme Court's order to render a bill curbing the powers of the Chief Justice of Pakistan.