PHC October 20 Hearing Set on PTI Plea Against KP Emergency
Gohar Khan and Salman Khan have challenged the emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and the court will now take up their pleas.
PESHAWAR – (Staff Reporter/Web Desk) – The Peshawar High Court has fixed the PHC October 20 hearing for petitions that challenge governor’s rule and the emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan and Advocate Salman Khan have filed separate petitions. Both want the court to cancel the move.
The petitions name the Federation of Pakistan, the president, the prime minister, the KP governor and other officials as respondents.
The federal government imposed the emergency on October 11. President Asif Ali Zardari approved it on the prime minister’s advice under Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution.
The Centre says the security situation in the province is getting worse. It also pointed to concerns about counterterrorism efforts.
Governor Faisal Karim Kundi is now running the province for the federal government. An 11-member technocratic advisory council is helping him.
A day earlier, Parliament approved both measures in a joint sitting after a heated debate. The opposition alliance TTAP then said it was ending talks with the Centre over what it called unconstitutional steps.
What PTI says in its petition
The PTI petition was filed through lawyer Ali Zaman. It says terrorism cannot be a reason to take powers from an elected provincial government.
The party calls the move unfair. It notes that Balochistan has seen violence and loss of life, yet has no governor’s rule. It adds that KP also had no such rule between 2007 and 2015.
PTI says it backs operations against terrorism and efforts to bring peace. But it believes the blame for weak action is being used to put political pressure on it.
The party also reminds the court that it won a two-thirds majority in KP in the 2024 elections.
It argues that governor’s rule must follow the exact rules in Article 234. The emergency should also be checked under Article 232 and the parliamentary requirements.
Finally, PTI says it never planned any illegal action during its long march.
All eyes will now be on the PHC October 20 hearing.
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