PESHAWAR: In order to fix responsibility for the enforced disappearances on the federal and provincial governments, the Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday summoned top officials to explain why they had failed in performing their constitutional obligation to protect the life and liberty of citizens.
PESHAWAR: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Tuesday informed the Peshawar High Court (PHC) that it had sent a letter to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to hire the services of experts to hold an independent and fresh inquiry into the Airblue crash in which all the 146 passengers and six crewmembers were killed on July 28, 2010.
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) ruled on Friday that target killings and street crimes were on the rise due to the government’s issuance of arms licences on political grounds. It directed the federal interior secretary and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa home secretary to present a report …
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) was informed on Tuesday that Governor Masood Kausar had convened a meeting of the apex committee comprising heads of security agencies on the issue of missing persons today (Wednesday). Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Muhammad Iqbal Mohmand submitted a letter …
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan on Monday warned the director general Prosecution Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to ensure submission of challans within 15 days in cases or else face action. A single bench headed by the chief justice issued the …
PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Dost Muhammad Khan on Monday directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to give a legal shape to the ‘Rent A Car’ business through bylaws within a month, saying, 90 percent vehicles were being used in terrorism incidents and narcotics’ …
PESHAWAR: A special division bench of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) has ordered judicial inquiry into the incident when the newborn daughter of rape victim Uzma Ayub went missing from the hospital. It directed the District and Sessions Judge to complete the fact-finding task before …
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has written a note to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governor and chief minister expressing displeasure with regard to the missing persons’ cases and seeking a meeting of the security agencies to draw a methodology to legalise the process. Otherwise, it …
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to explain its position over appointment of a doctor from the Lady Reading Hospital as professor at the Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH), depriving senior doctors of their right to promotion. A two-member bench …
PESHAWAR: Throwing its weight behind the Supreme Court, the Peshawar High Court Bar Association (PHCBA) on Thursday said the apex court enjoyed full support of the legal fraternity from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The PHCBA called an emergency general body meeting to discuss one-point agenda: the Supreme …
