Lawyer moves IHC against closure of Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway
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. Advocate Mian Shafqat Jan, a lawyer of the Supreme Court, filed a petition on Friday against the government’s move to shutdown the M-1 […]
A lawyer has moved the Islamabad High Court against the closure of the Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway, seeking directions to reopen the blocked routes for lawyers, litigants, and emergency services. Advocate Mian Shafqat Jan, a Supreme Court lawyer, filed the petition after being unable to reach the Peshawar High Court due to the closure. According to Dawn, he was scheduled to appear before the Peshawar High Court on September 24.
The motorway's closure was announced by the government earlier in the week as part of arrangements to prevent the PTI from marching on Islamabad. The march was planned as part of a nationwide protest to demand the release of PTI's jailed founder, Imran Khan.
The petitioner claimed that he was unable to obtain a written order or confirmation from officials deployed at the site about the closure. He argued that closing public routes without a notification, written order, or disclosed reasons is unlawful.
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