The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday rejected all applications challenging the 18th and 21st constitutional amendments, ruling in favour of the establishment of military courts in the country.
A 17-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Nasirul Mulk had reserved the verdict on the 35 identical applications against the two constitutional amendments on June 27, Geo TV reported.
The bench dismissed the petitions challenging the 21st amendment with 11 judges voting to reject the pleas and six in favour.
Besides, petitions challenging the 18th amendment were also rejected by a majority 14-3 vote.read morehttp://www.vishwagujarat.com/international/pakistan-sc-upholds-military-courts-rejects-pleas/
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