Uproar in Pakistan’s Senate over resolution backing military courts to try Imran Khan’s supporters

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Scores of senators from three major political parties in Pakistan have staged a protest in the Senate against the hasty passage of a resolution which rejected the Supreme Courts verdict on military courts, and called for its immediate withdrawal, media reports said on Wednesday...

The Supreme Court on October 23 declared the trial of civilians in military courts as null and void and ordered authorities to conduct the hearing of the cases of former prime minister Imran Khans supporters arrested for their involvement in the May 9 violent protests in ordinary criminal courts...

In a sharp turn of events, senators from Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) strongly protested in the Senate on Tuesday against the passage of a resolution a day earlier which rejected the Supreme Courts verdict on military courts, The News International newspaper reported...

Amid protests and uproar, the deputy chairman adjourned the sitting till Friday morning after declaring that the House was not in order due to lack of quorum, for which the presence of one-fourth members (26 members) is required in the 100-member Senate, the Dawn report said..

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