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PHC moved against interim CM Arshad Hussain

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  • A petition against Arshad Hussain’s appointment filed by senior lawyer.
  • Ex-CMs Mahmood Khan , Akram Durrani and others were made parties.
  •  Petitioner said Mahmood Khan is not the Chief Minister at moment.

PESHAWAR: The appointment of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Caretaker Chief Minister Arshad Hussain has been challenged in the Peshawar High Court(PHC).

A petition against Arshad Hussain’s appointment was filed by senior lawyer Wali Khan Afridi and Shah Faisal Ilyas Advocate, in which Mahmood Khan, Akram Durrani, the provincial government, and the caretaker chief minister were made parties.

The petitioner contended that there is no such provision in the Constitution for the manner of appointment, Articles 224 and 224 A for appointment in the circumstances.

It was said in the petition that the current situation is not normal and the appointment could not have been made. Mahmood Khan is not the Chief Minister at the moment and Akram Durrani is not the leader of the opposition. Both of them do not have positions and they are ordinary people.

In it, it was requested that the court declare the process of appointment of caretaker chief minister as illegal.

It should be remembered that after the sudden death of former interim Chief Minister Azam Khan, Justice (R) Arshad Hussain was appointed as caretaker Chief Minister.

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PHC imposes ban on using number plates of departments

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  • Court ordered government to take legal action against such people.
  • PHC directed to remove private number plates from vehicles.
  • The private number plate vehicles are used for drug trafficking.

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court(PHC) has imposed a ban on putting number plates of departments and professionals on vehicles.

The Peshawar High Court, while banning the installation of number plates by various departments and professionals, ordered the government to take legal action against those who install such number plates.

According to the PHC, apart from the official number plate, departmental, professional, or any private number plates will be removed from the vehicles.

The court remarked that in many cases, it was observed that departmental, professional, and private number plate vehicles are used for drug trafficking. On September 9, the police caught a vehicle in Mardan, whose number plate belongs to the Peshawar High Court Bar Association was named (APL 2023-KPk).

According to the court, traffickers use number plates of the Health Department, Lawyers, Judiciary, Police, and Excise, etc. To avoid the sight of law enforcement agencies all officers, whether official or private, shall wear the number plate allotted by the Government.

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PTI can run election campaigns and hold meetings, PHC rule

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  • The media coverage of their party is also banned.
  • The petitioner said PTI banned from election campaign.
  • Court observed no political party can be deprived of its right.

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court(PHC) has issued a written decision on the plea regarding the permission of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf’s election campaign and meetings.

It is written in the judgment that the petitioner has taken the position that the preparations for the election are going on but they are not being allowed to campaign. The media coverage of their party is also banned and party has applied to the district administration for the convention many times but their request were rejected.

The judgment also states that the Advocate General raised an objection to the admissibility of the petition and said that there is no such restriction on PTI, as per Section 14 of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Civil Administration Act 2020, permission from the previous administration to hold meetings and conventions.

According to the text of the written decision, the petitioner said that PTI has been banned from the election campaign despite several requests to the administration.

The decision declared that PTI is allowed to hold meetings under the law and can use its legal right to conduct election campaigns and no political party can be deprived of its right. The caretaker government should conduct transparent elections.

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PHC orders to grant Pakistani citizenship to Afghan citizen

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  • PHC written decision said Zeenat Begum is a Pakistani citizen.
  • However, Zeenat Begum’s husband is an Afghan citizen.
  • Zeenat Begum’s husband should be given Pakistani citizenship.

ISLAMABAD: The Peshawar High Court has ordered to grant Pakistani citizenship to an Afghan citizen based on his marriage to a Pakistani woman.

The Peshawar High Court has said in a written decision that Zeenat Begum is a Pakistani and her husband is an Afghan citizen.

The High Court ordered that Zeenat Begum is a Pakistani citizen, so the husband should be given Pakistani citizenship.

The court observed that Zeenat Begum’s husband should submit his application to the Ministry of Interior.

It should be noted that the federal government has given a deadline of October 31 to the illegally staying foreigners to leave Pakistan, after which many families have returned to Afghanistan.

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PHC gives verdict regarding admission in medical colleges

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  • PHC upheld KP Govt’s decision to conduct medical college admission test.
  • Court observed Joint Investigation Team (JIT) exposed cheating during test.
  • PHC ordered to conduct MDCAT tests in six weeks by ensuring transparency.

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has given its verdict in a case related to the medical college admission test Medical & Dental College Admission Test(MDCAT) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

The PHC upheld KP government’s decision to conduct the medical college admission test again in six weeks.

In its written verdict, the high court observed that the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) exposed cheating during the Medical and Dental College admission tests (MDCAT) tests in KP.

In view of the JIT report, the KP government had decided to conduct the MDCAT test again. The high court stated in its verdict that the court would not interfere in the matter after the approval of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet.

While upholding the decision, the PHC ordered to conduct MDCAT tests in six weeks in accordance with the cabinet’s directives besides ensuring transparency.

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PHC withholds MDCAT results in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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MDCAT 2024; Young doctors plan to take legal action over alleged paper leak
  • Peshawar High Court Justice Arshad Ali heard petition.
  • Court sought responses from chief secretary and PMDC·
  • Court ordered results should not be announced until next hearing.

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) withheld the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council(PMDC) from announcing the results of the Medical Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT)  over the paper leak controversy.

Peshawar High Court Justice Arshad Ali heard the petition filed by the students against the paper leak of MDACT.

The court withheld the test results and sought responses from the chief secretary, registrar of Pakistan Medical and Dental Council(PMDC), and others  ·

The High Court ordered that the results of the MDCAT should not be announced until the next hearing.

The court adjourned the hearing of the petitions till September 21.

It should be noted that the students had filed petitions to stop the MDCAT results.

It should be noted that on September 10, the MDCAT exam was held for admission to medical colleges across the country, in which thousands of students participated.

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Justice Ibrahim Khan takes oath as PHC Chief Justice

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PESHAWAR: Justice Muhammad Ibrahim Khan on Friday took oath of his office as the Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court. Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Haji Ghulam Ali administered the oath during a ceremony at Governor’s House. On this occasion, Haji Ghulam Ali felicitated the Chief Justice Peshawar High Court on assuming his new responsibility. The oath … Read more

President approves appointment of PHC chief justice

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  • President Alvi approved appointment on PM advice.
  • CJ PHC appointed under Article 175 A13 of constitution.
  • Earlier, Musrat Hilali took oath as judge of apex court.

ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi approved the appointment of Justice Muhammad Ibrahim Khan as the Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court(PHC).

The President has approved the appointment on the advice of the Prime Minister under Article 175 A13 of the Constitution.

On July 7, former Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court, Musrat Hilali, took oath as a judge of the Supreme Court, after which Justice Muhammad Ibrahim Khan was appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court.

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Court issues orders to release Murad Saeed’s father

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  • PHC judge Justice Syed Arshad Ali issued verdict reserved.
  • PHC instructed Saeedullah to submit a bail bond of Rs200,000.
  • The court called for records from Additional Attorney General.

Peshawar: Peshawar High Court (PHC) ordered release of Muhammad Saeed Ullah , the father of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) leader Murad Saeed while issuing written verdict.

PHC judge Justice Syed Arshad Ali and Justice Fazal Subhan issued the verdict reserved on Tuesday.

The PHC instructed Saeedullah to submit a bail bond of Rs200,000.

On this occasion, after hearing the arguments of the parties, the judge ordered Saeed Ullah to be released on bail and later a written decision was issued. The court called for records from the Additional Attorney General(AAG).

The written decision states that the petitioner should submit a bond of Rs 200,000 to the concerned Deputy Commissioner. The notification of the 3MPO issued on August 5 is suspended.

The court says that the Saeed Ullah was accused of disturbing peace and provoking speeches, which was not proved by the record.

According to the written decision, the liberty of any citizen cannot be terminated without any proof, keeping the petitioner in jail without any concrete proof is not permissible, therefore the notification of  August 5 is suspended.

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Three-day training on MSDS concludes

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Three-day training on MSDS concludes

LAHORE: A three-day training regarding the sustainability of the implementation of the minimum service delivery standards (MSDS) for the clinical and administrative staff of the Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Services Hospital and the Punjab Institute of Mental Health concluded on Friday. At the concluding ceremony, PHC Chief Executive Officer Dr Muhammad Saqib Aziz emphasised … Read more

PHC issues new guidelines for emergency departments

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A seminar was organised at the PINS. PHC realised arrangements hospitals’ emergencies were insufficient PHC Directors presented salient features of the guidelines LAHORE: The Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) has issued new guidelines for emergency departments of public and private hospitals to improve the quality of emergency healthcare services. For orientation on these guidelines and to … Read more

PHC raids 2,722 treatment centres, seal 525 businesses

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PHC has sealed 525 quackery outlets across Punjab Enforcement teams raided 2,722 treatment centres Seventy quacks’ centres were closed in Lahore LAHORE: The Punjab Healthcare Commission has sealed 525 quackery outlets after its enforcement teams raided 2,722 treatment centres in 33 districts of the province in January. Out of the visited centres, the PHC will … Read more

PHC seals 3 labs for forging medical test reports

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Punjab Healthcare Commission sealed three laboratories The labs were allegedly duping intending Gulf visitors PHC teams carried out raids in Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi LAHORE: The Punjab Healthcare Commission on Wednesday sealed three laboratories for forging fake medical test reports by bogus labs. As per details, the PHC had received a report that travel agents … Read more

PTI funding case: Asad Qaiser challenges FIA notice in court

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Asad Qaiiser

PESHAWAR: Former Speaker of National Assembly Asad Qaiser has challenged the notice in Peshawar High Court sent by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to appear in the PTI funding case. Asad Qaiser filed a writ petition in court through his lawyer Barrister Gohar Ali to avoid appearing before the federal agency and possible arrest in … Read more

President Arif Alvi approves appointment of three additional judges in PHC

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President Alvi advises NBP to pay Rs500,000 to bank fraud victim

President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday approved the appointment of three additional judges in Peshawar High Court (PHC). Kamran Hayat Mian Khel, Mohammad Ijaz Khan and Mohammad Fahim Wali had been appointed additional judges in Peshawar High Court for one year. The appointment was made under Article 175 of the Constitution of Pakistan, said Radio Pakistan. … Read more

IHC Directs PTA to Justify Ban on Video Sharing App TikTok

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IHC Directs PTA to Justify Ban on Video Sharing App TikTok

Islamabad High Court (IHC) has directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to justify the ban on TikTok. The case hearing was led by Chief Justice IHC Justice Akhtar Minaallah. At the hearing, he asked PTA counsel that why TikTok has been banned? If banning it is the only way then Google should also be banned … Read more

Peshawar High Court orders to ban TikTok over immoral content

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TikTok Gets Suspend In Pakistan Once Again

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday has ordered to ban the popular video sharing application ‘TikTok’ in Pakistan. According to the details, a hearing was conducted on the petition seeking a ban on TikTok. Director-General Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Deputy Attorney General, petitioner’s counsel Nazish Muzaffar and Sara Ali appeared in the court. During … Read more

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