Peshawar High court calls attorney general over delayed NFC Award
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday directed the National Finance Commission (NFC) to respond to a petition that challenged the non-issuance of a new NFC Award and put the attorney general for Pakistan on notice, asking him to attend the next hearing. A bench consisting of Justice Ijaz Anwar and Justice Kamran Hayat Khan Miankhel fixed Nov 11 for next hearing into the petition filed by…
The Peshawar High Court has directed the National Finance Commission to respond to a petition challenging the non-issuance of a new NFC Award, calling upon the Attorney General for Pakistan to attend the upcoming hearing. The matter was brought forth by former provincial minister and Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Taimur Saleem Khan Jhagra, who argued that the federal government's failure to issue the new NFC Award contravenes the Constitution and the financial obligations of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The court ordered a hearing on November 11 to address this issue.
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