Tue, 21-Oct-2025

PHC stops govt from force eviction of Afghan musicians

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PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court(PHC) stopped the government from forcibly evicting Afghan musicians.

In Peshawar High Court, the petition of Afghan musicians for political asylum was heard. Justice Ijaz Anwar and Justice Waqar Ahmed heard the plea.

During the hearing, Justice Ijaz Anwar said that what is his case and What do petitioner want. On which the petitioner’s lawyer said that these are Afghan musicians and they do not have documents, it is requested that these Afghan musicians should not be deported from Pakistan.

Justice Waqar Ahmed asked that you approached the federal government.  On which the petitioner’s lawyer said that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees(UNHCR) has submitted an application, which is pending, to allow the Afghan musicians to stay here until the decision on the application is made.

Justice Ijaz Anwar asked that you came from Afghanistan on a visa, do you have your passport, to which the petitioner said that some have visas and some are without visas.

Then Justice Ijaz Anwar asked that you have any problem in Afghanistan? The petitioner said that we are in danger in Afghanistan.

The court restrained the government from forcibly evicting Afghan musicians and ordered that Afghan musicians not be harassed.

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PHC orders to stop work on development projects until elections

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  • A two-member bench of PHC heard multiple petitions.
  • Court ordered development work should start after election.
  • Petitioner said interim government does not have authority.

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court(PHC) has ordered authorities concerned to stop work on the ongoing development projects until the general elections of 2024 are held in the province.

A two-member bench of the PHC, comprising Justice Ijaz Anwar and Justice S M Attique Shah observed while hearing petitions seeking the court’s order against the uplift project ahead of the upcoming polls.

The court ordered to stop the development work till the general elections and said that the development work should start after the election.

Lawyer petitioner Mian Zakir Hussain said that the caretaker government does not have the authority to carry out development works and added that an election was announced but now development works are being done.

Justice Ijaz Anwar said that the task of the caretaker government is to see the affairs daily, and how will the development work be done after the election is announced.

Justice Ijaz Anwar asked the lawyer of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) whether the elections were taking place. ECP lawyer Mohsin Kamran replied that there would be an election.

The Additional Advocate General said that development works have started in Bannu, Waziristan, and other areas before the caretaker government.

Justice Attique Shah said that tells why the federal and provincial supervisory governments are taking so much interest in development works.

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