Efforts for military courts' :revival gather steam

ISLAMABAD: The governement has stepped up its hectic lobbying for the revival of military courts  following the death of 100 people in six terrorist attacks across the country last week.

On Sunday,FInance Minister Ishaq Dar and National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq contacted parliamentary leaders from opposition parties and informed them about the government's intention to prepone their next meeting on the issue of the military courts from Feb 27  to feb 23.
The finance minister called Dr Farooq Sattar of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Sahibzada Tariqullah of the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), Ghulam Ahmed Bilour of the Awami National Party (ANP), Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and Fata MNA Shahji Gul Afridi, according to a handout issued by the Ministry of Finance