Peshawar High Court to hear PTI petitions on October 20
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) will hear petitions challenging the imposition of emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 20. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan and Advocate Salman Khan have filed separate petitions against the decisions. The petitions name the federal government, president, prime minister, KP governor and other relevant authorities…
The Peshawar High Court is scheduled to hear petitions on October 20 challenging the imposition of governor’s rule and emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to the Daily Times, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan and Advocate Salman Khan have filed separate petitions against the decisions, naming the prime minister, president, federal government, KP governor, and other relevant authorities.
Separately, a Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court ordered on Friday, October 16, 2026, that the investigation into the alleged custodial death of Gade Sai Krishna be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation. The Hindu reports that a state government Special Investigation Team had been probing the suspected death of Sai Krishna while he was in the custody of the Krishnalanka police station in Vijayawada.
The report states Sai Krishna was allegedly tortured by Circle Inspector S.S.V.V. Nagaraju and other police personnel regarding involvement in a crime in Markapuram.
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