Summary
- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said on Monday that a November 5 order by the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) had created legal complications and affected both political figures and ordinary citizens.
- Speaking in Peshawar, Gohar said the Peshawar High Court (PHC) had removed PTI-related cases scheduled for November 10 from its cause list following the FCC ruling.
- He argued that the cases should not have been removed through an administrative decision and that the high court should have heard them to determine how the November 5 order applied.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said on Monday that a November 5 order by the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) had created legal complications and affected both political figures and ordinary citizens.
Speaking in Peshawar, Gohar said the Peshawar High Court (PHC) had removed PTI-related cases scheduled for November 10 from its cause list following the FCC ruling.
He argued that the cases should not have been removed through an administrative decision and that the high court should have heard them to determine how the November 5 order applied.
Gohar said PTI would approach the FCC to seek withdrawal of the stay order.
The FCC on November 5 restrained the PHC from hearing cases concerning arrests under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance. Its order also suspended proceedings in constitutional petitions filed under Article 199 of the Constitution on or after October 12 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, citing the deployment of armed forces in aid of civil power under Article 245.
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