Secret Trials in Punjab | Pakistan News

Pakistan News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 28, 2026 · 2m

A new Punjab bill seeks to shield terrorism cases with extreme secrecy—hiding judges, lawyers, and witnesses behind anonymity while letting a confidential authority assign personnel. Critics, including lawmaker Rana Aftab Ahmad Khan, call it unconstitutional, warning it erodes the right to a fair trial by obscuring judicial accountability. The government claims it’s for security, but opponents argue it grants unchecked executive power, undermines judicial independence, and creates legal ambiguity by allowing blanket application to “extraordinary protection” cases—potentially bypassing checks…