27 January

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PHC rejects PTI plea for polls under judiciary’s supervision

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PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court on Thursday declared as not maintainable and rejected plea of a Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader, challenging the last month Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) notifications of appointing executive officers as district returning officers and returning officers. A bench consisting of PHC Chief Justice Mohammad Ibrahim Khan and Justice Shakeel Ahmad referred to an order of Supreme Court of December 15 and ruled: “In view of the above, we are of the view that Hon’ble Supreme Court has already taken cognisance of the matter, in which final judgment is yet to be passed, therefore, we lay our hands off...

19 December

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PHC reserves judgement on plea for polls under judiciary’s supervision

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PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Monday reserved its verdict about the maintainability of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s petition for holding the Feb 8 polls in the province through judicial officials under the supervision of the judiciary. During the hearing, a bench comprising Chief Justice Mohammad Ibrahim Khan and Justice Shakeel Ahmad questioned if it could continue hearing the case after a Supreme Court bench suspended the Dec 13 Lahore High Court’s stay order against the appointment of district returning officers, returning officers and assistant returning officers from the executive. The high court’s CJ said as the apex court had issued a verdict on...

18 December

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PHC reserves verdict on PTI plea seeking polls under judicial supervision

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"We are bound by SC verdict, can't go against it," says PHC Chief Justice Mohammad Ibrahim Khan Appointment of ROs, DROs within ECP's mandate: laywer. PTI raises concerns over the transparency of Feb 8 polls. "We are bound by SC verdict, can't go against it," says PHC. PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) Monday reserved its verdict on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) plea seeking the holding of the upcoming general elections under the judiciary’s supervision. Two-member PHC bench led by Chief Justice Mohammad Ibrahim Khan and comprising Justice Shakeel Ahmed presided over the hearing. The development comes after the PTI's Advocate Muazzam Butt had moved the PHC...

18 December

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PHC fixes PTI’s plea for polls under judiciary’s supervision on Dec 18

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After LHC, PTI submits plea challenging ECP's notification of ROs, DROs appointment in Peshawar High Court PTI's Advocate Muazzam Butt submits supplementary plea in PHC. PHC CJ Mohammad Ibrahim Khan-led bench to hear petition. Judge questions possibility of free and fair elections amid unrest PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) is set to hear Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) petition for holding the sought-after general elections under the judiciary's supervision, as the party continues to voice concerns regarding free and fair polls. Former prime minister Imran Khan's party, via Advocate Muazzam Butt, submitted an amended petition to the high court after the court directed the petitioner to challenge...

28 November

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ECP response sought to Tehreek-i-Insaf plea for judicial supervision of polls

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PESHAWAR: A Peshawar High Court bench on Monday directed the Election Commission of Pakistan to respond to a Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf petition that sought orders for the holding of the upcoming elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through judicial officers under the supervision of the judiciary. Fixing Dec 18 for next hearing into the petition filed by spokesperson for the PTI and senior lawyer Mohammad Muazzam Butt, Justice Shakeel Ahmad and Justice Wiqar Ahmad gave the ECP a fortnight to file that response. The petitioner requested the court to ask the ECP as well as the province’s caretaker government and governor not to interfere in...

12 June

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PHC rejects Edwardes College principal’s review plea

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PESHAWAR: A Peshawar High Court bench on Thursday rejected review petition filed by the principal of historical Edwardes College Peshawar, challenging last month’s judgment of the court of declaring the college a nationalised educational institution governed by a government constituted Board of Governors (BoG). The bench of Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan and Justice Mohammad Nasir Mahfooz pronounced the order after preliminary hearing of the petition of Principal retired Brigadier Nayyar Firdous, who claimed that he was necessary party to the case and was not heard by the court while pronouncing the judgment on October 1. The high court had on October 1...

11 June

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PHC seeks centre’s response to ex-Fata funds plea

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PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday directed the prime minister’s principal secretary and federal finance secretary to respond to a petition seeking its orders for the federal and provincial governments to provide three per cent share in the National Finance Commission Award and Rs100 billion funds annually for the development of the merged tribal districts. A bench consisting of Justice Roohul Amin Khan and Justice Wiqar Ahmad ordered the filing of those comments within a fortnight. The order was issued following the preliminary hearing into a petition filed by the newly-formed Tehreek-i-Islahat Pakistan political party through its vice-chairman, Malik Habib Noor...

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