THE COURT MARTIAL OF POLITICAL RIOTERS TERRORIST....."The practice of using military courts for prosecution of individuals in special cases is not a new concept for Pakistan’s domestic law or international law. The Pakistan Army Act, 1952,(PAA) established the jurisdiction of a court martial in specific cases involving military/defence implications. However, the changes in this practice introduced by the Constitution (Twenty-First Amendment) Act, 2015, (21st Amendment), Pakistan Army (Amendment) Act, 2015, (PAAA) and thereafter, the Constitution (Twenty-Third Amendment) Act, 2017 (23rd Amendment) have had a remarkable impact on the practicalities of their use, extent of their jurisdiction and the overarching themes of security law, human rights law and humanitarian law. Due to the rising state of insurrection in the country, on 9th July, 2014, the Government enacted the Protection of Pakistan Act, 2014 to extend its executive authority of using armed force and the machinery of justice against the perpetrators of insurrection against Pakistan. These legislative changes allowed civilians suspected of involvement in ‘terrorism-related activities to be tried before a court martial."