Pakistan introduces tough anti-terror laws in parliament

Pakistan on Saturday introduced two bills in the parliament to establish military-led special courts for the speedy trial of what officials say hard-core terrorists.

The parliament will amend the constitution to incorporate tough anti-terror legislation and will also empower the military courts to try accused in terrorism-related cases and other heinous crimes.

The National Assembly, or Lower House of the parliament, suspended the routine business and allowed Information Minister Pervez Rashid to table the two bills. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif also attended the parliament session after he succeeded in winning support of all opposition parties for the legislation.

The government opted for the constitutional amendments after the Taliban massacred 140 school children and 10 of their teachers in a brutal attack on an army-run school in Peshawar city on Dec. 16.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that the army-led courts are being established for terrorism-related cases as there are some lacunae in the existing system.

The military courts will put on trial embers of "any terrorists groups or organizations using the name of religion or sect and raised arms or wages war against Pakistan or attacks armed forces of Pakistan and law enforcement agencies, or attacks any civilian or military organization in Pakistan".

Those will also face military trial who kidnap any person for ransom, store or carry explosives, fire, arms, instruments, articles, suicide jackets or vehicles designed to be used for terrorist acts.

A person who receives or provides funding from any foreign or local sources for such illegal activities and acts or does any act to over-awe the state or any section of the public or sect or a religious minority or to create terror or insecurity in Pakistan will be punished under this act, according to the draft.

The bills provide that any person who is alleged to have abetted, added or conspired in the commotion of any offense falling under this law, shall be tried under this act.

The federal government shall have the power to transfer any proceedings in respect of any person who is accused any of these offenses.

The bills say that the extra ordinary situation and circumstances demand special measures for speedy trail of certain offenses related to terrorism, waging war, or insurrection against Pakistan and prevention of acts threatening the society of Pakistan by any terrorists group using the name of religion, or a sect and members of such armed group, wings and militias.

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