{"id":655,"date":"2015-01-16T07:16:16","date_gmt":"2015-01-16T07:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/?p=655"},"modified":"2025-07-25T15:23:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T10:23:29","slug":"will-military-courts-save-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/will-military-courts-save-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Will military courts save us?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_HyperLinkReporter\" class=\"HyperLinkReporterName\" title=\"Read all articles \/ stories Fahd Ali\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/TodaysPrintWriterName.aspx?ID=9&amp;URL=Fahd%20Ali\">Fahd Ali<br \/>\n<\/a><span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblDate\" class=\"newstext\">Thursday, January 15, 2015<\/span><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>People criticising the military\u2019s role in establishing military courts often forget the role of the other important institution \u2013 the government led by Mian Sahib. This is not to absolve the military of blame, but to highlight that, in this instance, the civvies share it.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Once the military courts have been established, it is the military that will determine their form and substance. But it is important to remember that Mian Sahib has always preferred quickly dispensed justice. He established military courts in his second tenure as well for the same reason.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read complete article on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/Todays-News-9-296103-Will-military-courts-save-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The News (Pakistan)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fahd Ali Thursday, January 15, 2015 People criticising the military\u2019s role in establishing military courts often forget the role of the other important institution \u2013 the government led by Mian Sahib. 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