Tag: Peshawar High Court
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No ‘bat’ symbol for PTI: Peshawar High Court
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has accepted the review petition of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and restored the ECP’s ruling on the intra-party polls and election symbol of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Justice Ejaz Khan announced the reserved verdict today after hearing all parties.The Election Commission’s lawyer, Sikander Bashir Mohmand, and PTI’s lawyers, including Shah…
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Peshawar High Court reserves decision on ECP’s petition
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has reserved its decision on the petition of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that contested the ruling of its single bench regarding the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) electoral ‘bat’ symbol and intra-party elections. The ECP submitted a review petition in PHC against its December 26 verdict, that suspended the ECP’s…
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ECP might move Supreme Court against High Court order
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has raised concerns over the Peshawar High Court (PHC) order against the appointment of a returning officer (RO) in PK-91 Kohat-II. According to the sources of The News, “it is becoming difficult” for electoral authorities to conduct polls with multiple emerging challenges. The electoral body showed concerns during the…
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Ex PTI MPA offloaded, leaders arrested as Peshawar High Court warns government
The Peshawar High Court issued a warning on Tuesday, indicating that if the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) is not permitted to carry out political activities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), it would summon the caretaker chief minister of the province and the chief election commissioner for an explanation. “Both the chief minister and CEC will be asked…
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MDCAT results withheld by Peshawar High Court
Results of the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) have been withheld on the orders of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Friday following petitions filed by students in the light of cases of cheating via Bluetooth devices in examination halls. The court issued orders to the chief secretary, executive director of the Education…
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Justice Mussarat Hilali unanimously recommended to be appointed as PHC chief justice
The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) has unanimously recommended the name of Justice Mussarat Hilali for appointment as the Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court (PHC). JCP has sent its recommendation to the parliamentary committee for approval. The commission unanimously recommended the appointment of Justice Hilali during a meeting with Chief Justice Umar Ata…
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Member National Assembly Ali Wazir finally released from prison after more than two years
Member of National Assembly (MNA) and Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) leader Ali Wazir has been released from Central Jail Karachi today (Tuesday) after more than two years behind bars. Wazir was transferred to Central Jail Karachi on 31 December 2020 on sedition charges for delivering hate speeches. In November, Peshawar High Court’s Bannu Bench granted…
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Khan in court, granted pre-arrest bail in 10 cases against him
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has been granted pre-arrest bail till July 6 by the court of a district and sessions judge in Islamabad today (Friday). He got bail in 10 cases related to vandalism during his party’s Azadi March in the federal capital which happened on May 25. He is booked on charges…
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KP government wants harsher sentences for those convicted in Mashal Khan case
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday accepted for hearing a set of appeals by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government seeking to enhance the sentences of the convicts involved in the 2017 lynching of Mardan university student Mashal Khan, reports Dawn. Additional Advocate General (AAG) for KP Nisar Khan, told Dawn that the appeals were filed…
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Citizens cannot ‘speak against state’, says high court
The Peshawar High Court has said that Pakistani citizens have no right to speak against the state, as they are bound to “respect and follow” the laws of the country. The acting chief justice of the PHC, Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan, made these remarks while hearing a plea of Prof Ismail– the father of activist…