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PTI Chairman Gohar moves PHC against emergency, governor's rule in KP

PESHAWAR: PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Wednesday moved the Peshawar High Court (PHC) against the imposition of emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, requesting the court to declare the move unconstitutional. Advocate Shah Faisal Ilyas submitted the petition on behalf of the PTI chairman. The petitioner requested the PHC to declare the Oct 11 emergency proclamation as…

PTI Chairman Gohar moves PHC against emergency, governor's rule in KP

PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan has filed a petition in the Peshawar High Court against the imposition of emergency and governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The petition, filed under Article 199 of the Constitution of Pakistan, seeks the court to declare the emergency proclamation of October 11 as "unconstitutional, ultra vires, coram non judice, tainted with malice in law and fact, devoid of objective material, and of no legal effect."

The petition names the Federation of Pakistan, the KP government, Governor Faisal Karim Kundi, the speaker of the KP Assembly, and the secretary of the KP Home and Tribal Affairs Department as respondents.

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