Stepping up its attack on the BJP-led government over its reported order asking the armed forces to publicize its flagship schemes, the Congress on Friday called it “misuse and abuse of power” by the ruling dispensation and termed it “unlawful”.
The decision to try those responsible for the attacks on Army installations in Pakistan on May 9 under the Army Act will deepen the fissures in an already fractured polity.
According to Pakistani media reports, a case being tried under military courts and Pakistan Army Act, the law forbids such individuals or groups from filing an appeal and seeking justice from the civilian court.
It is true that soldiers do not enjoy the same freedoms as folk in civvy street, yet can a four-star general treat judicial pronouncement in such cavalier fashion?
Setting aside the convictions of more than 70 people tried by Pakistani military courts, the High Court ruled that the proceedings were a sham, says Reena Omer.
At the last hearing in the Supreme Court for the grant of Non- Functional Upgradation (NFU) for the armed forces,…
