Pak Senate endorses Bill to revive military courts

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Senate on Tuesday passed a constitutional amendment Bill to revive the controversial special military courts for two years amid a surge in terror attacks across the country. Law minister Zahid Hamid presented the 28th Constitutional Amendment Bill in the Senate last week but it could not be voted as the required number of lawmakers were not present in the House.The Senators from the both sides of the aisle discussed the Bill in detail before voting. Finally, the House passed the Bill with 78 Senators supporting it while only three opposed the amendment in the House of 104. PTI