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Pakistan's parliament votes for military courts to try insurgents
Source: Reuters
Pakistan's parliament votes for military courts to try insurgents
BY KATHARINE HOURELD AND SYED RAZA HASSAN
ISLAMABAD Tue Jan 6, 2015 8:04am EST
(Reuters) - Pakistan's parliament on Tuesday passed legislation allowing military courts to try insurgents, one of a raft of measures aimed at clamping down on increasingly brutal attacks after Taliban gunmen massacred 134 children last month.
With the unanimous vote of all lawmakers present in the lower house and the senate, the bill secured a two-thirds majority it required. Lawmakers from religious parties and an opposition party led by former cricketer Imran Khan stayed away.
The law is now expected to be signed into law by the president this week.
It will stay on the books for two years, allowing military courts to try anyone accused of terrorism offences.
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BY KATHARINE HOURELD AND SYED RAZA HASSAN
ISLAMABAD Tue Jan 6, 2015 8:04am EST
(Reuters) - Pakistan's parliament on Tuesday passed legislation allowing military courts to try insurgents, one of a raft of measures aimed at clamping down on increasingly brutal attacks after Taliban gunmen massacred 134 children last month.
With the unanimous vote of all lawmakers present in the lower house and the senate, the bill secured a two-thirds majority it required. Lawmakers from religious parties and an opposition party led by former cricketer Imran Khan stayed away.
The law is now expected to be signed into law by the president this week.
It will stay on the books for two years, allowing military courts to try anyone accused of terrorism offences.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/06/us-pakistan-military-courts-idUSKBN0KF0MC20150106
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