ISLAMABAD: National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Defence on Wednesday reviewed the amendments in Army Act introduced in 2007 by then government, reported ARY NEWS.The committee met here in Parliament House with Chairperson Dr Azra Fazal in chair. Renowned lawyer and former President Supreme Court Bar Association Aitzaz Ahsan also attended the meeting on special invitation.
The committee deliberated on different amendments introduced in the act, including those through which any civilian can be detained and be tried in army courts under the Army Act. The committee also mulled over the amendments made in the sections of the law regarding the working and limits of military courts.
Barrister Ahsan opposed the amendments introduced by the regime under former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf. He was of the view that the certain articles of the amended law stripped any civilian tried in the military courts of many basic human rights, including the right to challenge the verdict.
He suggested that the concerned High Courts should be consulted for permission of military court’s constitution into any case.
Committee’s chairman observed in her remarks that all the political parties will be consulted on the introduced amendments in the law to make it more effective and better.
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