Islamabad: The Pakistan Supreme Court has asked the Ministry of Defence to submit a statement containing details about the sentences awarded by military courts.

The court gave the directive during a hearing on Wednesday of the federal government's appeal against a November 2018 verdict by the Peshawar High Court (PHC) that had set aside all convictions pronounced by military courts, Dawn reported.

The high court had ruled that the convictions by military courts were wrongful and based on ill-will.

The apex court had stayed the PHC order with a directive to the jail superintendents concerned to halt the release of the accused awarded different sentences, including death.