IHC summons all provincial chief secretaries, IGs over petition challenging PTI’s Sept 27 march
Petitioner says protests cause financial losses, refers to 2024 PTI protest, violence that erupted
On Tuesday, the Islamabad High Court summoned all provincial chief secretaries and inspectors general of police to appear in person over a petition challenging the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) planned protest and long march in Islamabad on September 27. The court also sought responses from the advocates general of the four provinces and Islamabad.
PTI leaders had been calling on supporters to join the mobilisation across the country. The petitioner, Waqas Ahmed, claimed that he would be affected by the protest as it would bring his business in Islamabad under scrutiny. The court heard that recent statements by K-P Chief Minister Sohail Afridi indicated the planned protest, and newspaper clippings were presented to support this.
The lawyer argued that if the PTI's position was accepted, people could also take to the streets in other provinces to demand relief for their pending cases before the courts. The lawyer also pointed out that PTI's previous attempts to enter Islamabad had resulted in casualties and financial losses. The Chief Justice then decided that the case should be heard by a larger bench and issued notices to various officials, including the Inspector General of Police from all four provinces.
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