Pakistan has made it a practice to try civilians by court-martial. The validity of many such cases is currently on appeal. The latest issue concerns a civilian employee of the Navy wnho claims he was given an honorary naval appointment so he could be prosecuted. He also claims the offense for which he received a 7-year sentence was not included on the schedule under the
Navy Ordinance 1961. A panel of the Supreme Court has instructed him to apply to the High Court. Details
here.
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