Justice Wiqar Ahmad heard arguments by provincial advocate general Shah Faisal Uthmankhel and the

Join our Whatsapp channel PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday directed the speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly to respond to the petitions for the administration of oaths to the opposition members elected to the seats reserved for women and non-Muslims in the house before the upcoming Senate elections. Speaker Babar Saleem Swati was given a day’s time by a bench consisting of Justice Syed Mohammad Attique Shah and Justice Syed Arshad Ali to file comments on the three petitions of

Join our Whatsapp channel PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday granted the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government a 10 days’ time to implement its orders for appointing vice chancellors to 19 public sector universities in the province.A bench consisting of Justice Syed Mohammad Attique Shah and Justice Sahibzada Asadullah told the provincial advocate general that as the high court’s Aug 22 judgement on the matter was still “ in the field, ” so it should be implemented.It observed that those univ

Join our Whatsapp channel PESHAWAR: Five senior academics have petitioned the Peshawar High Court for contempt proceedings against the provincial chief secretary and three other officials, accusing them of not implementing the judgement about the appointment of vice chancellors to several public sector universities in the province.A contempt petition was filed by Dr Aurangzeb Khan, a professor at the University of Science and Technology, Bannu, and four other educators, requesting the court to p

Join our Whatsapp channel PESHAWAR: Members of Judicial Commission of Pakistan( JCP) have nominated 31 candidates including three judicial officers for consideration in the ongoing process of appointing additional judges to Peshawar High Court.A meeting of the JCP is scheduled for Dec 21 wherein the appointment of judges to Peshawar High Court is also on the agenda. Under Article 175-A of the Constitution, any member of the JCP may give nominations in the commission for appointment against each

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