The Pakistan government today failed to get the Opposition's support to revive the system of special military courts for trying militants as an all-party meeting to discuss the matter ended inconclusively.<br/><br/>A meeting of joint opposition parties was held with speaker of National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq over the issue of military courts, however it failed to reach a consensus.<br/><br/>Senior leader of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that all parties had decided to consult<br/>with their leaders over the issue.<br/><br/>Before the meeting with speaker, leader of opposition, Khursheed Shah of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), held a<br/>consultative meeting of opposition parties regarding.<br/><br/>Later, he informed media that his party was not in the favour of military courts.<br/><br/>A high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif yesterday decided to start consultations with the<br/>Opposition to reintroduce the system of military courts.
News On AIR | January 10, 2017 8:39 PM
Pak govt efforts to revive military courts hit snag