M. M. ALAM
ISLAMABAD (JAN 8, 2017): When seven perpetrators attacked APS on December 16, 2014, killing 141 students and their teachers, an amendment was made in the Constitution facilitating formation of Military Courts. And after the expiry of mandated period those stopped functioning.
Commenting on the Military Courts ISPR held that those had yielded positive effects towards diminution of terrorism.
ISPR has maintained that routine judicial system was not capable of handling terrorism cases, particularly when the judges themselves were under threat.
It is pertinent to mention here that Military Courts were legalized for two years. During that period 181 were awarded death penalty. Twelve were hanged while 131 were incarcerated.
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