SC returns PTI chief’s plea against ‘covert martial law’

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court registrar’s office has returned PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s plea seeking an order against the military trial of civilians and deployment of the army in three provinces.

The registrar’s office, on Tuesday, objected that the petitioner had not raised questions of public importance with regard to the enforcement of fundamental rights, to directly invoke the court’s jurisdiction under Article 184(3) of the Constitution.

In his application, moved through senior counsel Hamid Khan...