{
  "id": 10561117,
  "title": "IHC issues notices in response to plea against closure of Motorway (M-1)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/ihc-issues-notices-in-response-to-plea-against-closure-of-motorway-m-1",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-28T23:48:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40441656/ihc-issues-notices-in-response-to-plea-against-closure-of-motorway-m-1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}