Pakistan Studies MCQ #37364

Specialised speedy military trials for enumerated terrorism offences for a finite statutory window surfaced constitutionally chiefly through Twenty‑First Amendment politics after which shockingly violent school massacre in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reshaped counterterror timelines?

Pakistan Studies MCQ #37364

  1. Question 1

    Q1. Specialised speedy military trials for enumerated terrorism offences for a finite statutory window surfaced constitutionally chiefly through Twenty‑First Amendment politics after which shockingly violent school massacre in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reshaped counterterror timelines?

    • A) Army Public School‑Peshawar December‑2014
    • B) Gujrat train fire February‑2007
    • C) Bhutto Rawalpindi rally blast December‑1987 miscued dating
    • D) Church twin‑attacks Youhanabad Lahore‑2015

    Answer: Army Public School‑Peshawar December‑2014

    Explanation: The Army Public School massacre in Peshawar on 16 December 2014, in which Taliban militants killed over 130 children and staff, created an overwhelming political consensus for military courts to try terrorism suspects quickly. The Twenty-First Amendment (January 2015) accordingly established special military courts for a two-year period.