A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court that challenged the conviction of 29 civilians by the military courts during the former PTI government.

The petition was filed by Colonel Inamur Rahim (Retd) under Article 184(3) of the Constitution on Tuesday.

The aforementioned article sets out the SC’s original jurisdiction and enables it to assume jurisdiction in matters involving a question of “public importance” with reference to the “enforcement of any of the fundamental rights” of Pakistan’s citizens.

The petitioner identified the federal government, former prime minister Imran Khan, former chief of army staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa (Retd), former DG ISI General Faiz Hameed (Retd), Army’s Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch and registrars of all four high courts as the respondents in the case.

The petition requested the SC to quash the sentences handed by the military courts to 29 civilians during the PTI government.

It further requested the apex court to declare that the PTI chief, former army chief, and ex-spy master “abducted the citizens” against the law.

The petitioner requested that action should be taken against the former prime minister, former army chief and former ISI DG for illegally punishing 29 citizens and the “records of the punishments given to 29 citizens should be sought from the army’s JAG branch.

The petitioner also requested the apex court to direct the registrars of all four high courts to produce the relevant records in the Supreme Court.

He went on to add that the records of those convicted under the Pakistan Army Act and pending cases should also be produced in the higher court.