IHC issues notices in response to plea against closure of Motorway (M-1)
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued notices in a petition filed against the closure of the Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway (M-1), seeking the court’s directions for reopening of the blocked routes for lawyers, litigants and emergency services. A single bench of Justice Muhammad Asif on Monday heard a petition filed by Advocate Mian Shafqat Jan, a lawyer of the Supreme Court, against the…
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued notices in response to a petition filed by Advocate Mian Shafqat Jan against the closure of the Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway (M-1). The petition, filed on September 24, 2026, sought the court's intervention to reopen the blocked routes for lawyers, litigants, and emergency services. Justice Muhammad Asif, presiding over the case, directed the respondents to file para-wise comments before the next hearing and deferred the hearing for two weeks.
The petitioner argued that the closure of the M-1 Motorway without a written order or disclosed reasons violated citizens' fundamental rights, including freedom of movement and access to courts. The IHC directed the respondents to remove or modify any closure deemed unlawful and to restore ordinary civilian passage on the routes, subject to targeted, time-bound, and reasoned measures imposed by law.
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