Pak constitutes larger Bench to define ‘terrorism’

Islamabad, March 20 

Pakistan will soon have a definition to the word ‘terrorism’. This was decided by Supreme Court Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa on Wednesday when he constituted a seven-member Bench to determine the definition of ‘terrorism’ and the cases that fall within the category, Pakistani media reported.

The apex court’s decision comes amid intense pressure on the Pakistan government to rein in terror groups like the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), which claimed responsibility for the Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF soldiers.

Pakistan has witnessed a number of major terror attacks in the past. At least 595 people, including Pakistani security officials, have been killed and 1,030 others injured in 262 terror attacks in Pakistan during 2018, the Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), an Islamabad-based independent think tank said in January.  —  PTI