ISLAMABAD: Interior Ministry has decided to form committee to recommend cases to military courts, local media reported.
The committee will be formed chair of State Minister Baligh-ur- Rehman.
Interior Minister, secretary interior minister, coordinator of National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) will be the part of the committee.
It is likely that law ministry and army representatives will also be included in the committee.
It is pertinent to mention here that on January 6 The National Assembly and the Senate unanimously passed the 21st Constitutional Amendment Bill 2015 by more than a two-thirds majority, paving the way for the constitution of military courts to conduct the speedy trials of terrorists.
The 21st Amendment to the Constitution would provide constitutional cover to the trial of offences relating to terrorism by military courts while amendment to the Pakistan Army Act, 1952 would extend the jurisdiction of military courts to try terrorists.
The Constitution (21st Amendment) Act, 2015 shall remain in force for two years from the date of its commencement and shall cease to be part of the Constitution and shall stand repealed on the expiration of the period.
It is also worth mentioning that the government ended moratorium on death penalty after barbaric attack on Army Public School in Peshawar.
