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Pak govt efforts to revive military courts hit snag

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Press Trust of India Islamabad
The Pakistan government today failed to get the Opposition's support to revive the controversial system of special military courts for trying "hardcore" militants as an all-party meeting to discuss the matter ended inconclusively.

A meeting of joint opposition parties was held with speaker of National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq over the issue of military courts but it failed to reach a consensus.

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First Published: Jan 10 2017 | 8:07 PM IST

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