Barrister Gohar: Federal Constitutional Court Ruling on Peshawar High Court Creates Complications

Peshawar: PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar has said that the Federal Constitutional Court’s decision of 5 November to suspend proceedings on certain constitutional petitions in the Peshawar High Court has created several complications.

In a statement, he said the Constitutional Court’s decision is affecting political figures as well as ordinary members of the public.

He said the Peshawar High Court had delisted PTI cases scheduled for 10 November, and that the court should not have delisted cases at an administrative level.

Gohar said the court should have held a hearing and determined how the 5 November decision would apply. He added that they will approach the Federal Constitutional Court to have the stay order withdrawn.

It may be recalled that the Federal Constitutional Court, in its 5 November decision, barred the Peshawar High Court from hearing cases concerning arrests under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO).