PHC issues notices in petitions challenging governor’s rule, emergency in KP; hearing adjourned till Nov 10
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday issued notices to the federal and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governments in several petitions challenging the imposition of emergency and governor’s rule in the province on Oct 11. PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan moved the PHC on Oct 14 against the measures, requesting the court to declare them unconstitutional. The move to impose emergency and…
The Peshawar High Court issued notices to both the federal and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governments in several petitions challenging the emergency and governor's rule imposed in the province on October 11. PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan moved the court on October 14, requesting the declaration of these measures as unconstitutional. The court adjourned the hearing until November 10 after hearing preliminary arguments.
Gohar's lawyer argued that a resolution from the provincial assembly was necessary for imposing the governor's rule and emergency, which was not obtained. The petitioner also claimed that the situation in KP was not beyond the provincial government's control.
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