Islamabad judges’ transfer challenged in Peshawar High Court

PESHAWAR: A lawyer on Saturday moved the Peshawar High Court challenging the recent transfer of three judges of the Islamabad High Court to other provinces, along with the relevant constitutional provisions. Advocate Hastham Khan Khalil filed a petition in the PHC, requesting that the Judicial Commission of Pak­istan’s (JCP’s) April 28 decision to transfer judges of the IHC be declared un-Islamic, unconstitutional and illegal, along with the relevant articles of the Constitution. He also soug...

By [email protected] (Waseem Ahmed Shah)