Summary The next phase will focus on establishing special courts in Islamabad and Sindh.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – In accordance with the Protection of Pakistan Act, three new special courts on Thursday have been formed to conduct immediate hearing of terrorism cases.
According to the notification issued by Ministry of Law, the courts have been established in Lahore, Quetta and Peshawar. The judges have also been appointed to serve their responsibilities by hearing the terrorism cases.
Mukarrab Khan has been appointed as a judge of Lahore Special Court, Zafar Ali Khan for Quetta Special Court and Anwar Ali Khan would hear the cases at Special Court in Peshawar.
As many as five Special Courts are to be formed whereas the next phase will focus on establishing special courts in Islamabad and Sindh provinces.
Earlier, the Federal government decided to establish as many as five special courts under the Protection of Pakistan Act.
According to the sources, the courts would be established in four provinces.
The Minister for Law ordered the high courts concerned to submit nominees for the appointments of the judges.
The Minister also dispatched letters to the registrars of the high courts. The trials of the arrested people would be held in these special courts.
