Lawyer challenges Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway closure in IHC
ISLAMABAD: A lawyer moved the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday against the closure of the Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway (M-1) and sought directions to reopen the blocked routes for lawyers, litigants and emergency services. The government announced the motorway’s closure earlier this week as it stepped up arrangements to prevent the PTI from marching on Islamabad. The march was part of the…
Advocate Mian Shafqat Jan, a lawyer from the Supreme Court, has challenged the closure of the Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway (M-1) in the Islamabad High Court (IHC). The closure, announced by the government earlier this week, aimed to prevent the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from marching on Islamabad as part of their nationwide protest demanding the release of their founder, Imran Khan, and promoting the supremacy of the Constitution.
The PTI originally planned to hold the protest on September 27, but it has been deferred. Jan was unable to reach the Peshawar High Court (PHC) to appear in a case due to the M-1 closure, as he found the route blocked at the M-1 Attock Bridge. He had sought information from officials about a written order authorizing the closure but was unable to obtain confirmation.
Jan argues that closing public routes without notification, written order, or disclosed reasons infringes citizens' fundamental rights, including freedom of movement and access to courts. This case is a reference to a recent IHC judgement in the PTI's protest case, which recognized constitutional protections for citizens' rights.
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