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Saturday April 27, 2024

PHC clubs petitions for women MPAs’ oath-taking

A division bench of the PHC comprising Justice Syed Arshad Ali and Justice Wiqar Ahmad heard the petition

By Our Correspondent
March 26, 2024
A general view of the Peshawar High Court. — PPI/File
A general view of the Peshawar High Court. — PPI/File

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Monday clubbed the writ petitions filed by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUIF) with other identical petitions about oath-taking of Members Provincial Assembly (MPAs) elected on reserved seats in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and adjourned hearing in the case for today.

A division bench of the PHC comprising Justice Syed Arshad Ali and Justice Wiqar Ahmad heard the petition.

Farooq Afridi advocate pleaded the case of JUIF women MPAs elected on reserved seats. The PPP, PMLN and JUIF had challenged the constitutional matter regarding oath-taking in the PHC on behalf of women lawmakers elected on reserved seats. The petition said the Election Commission of Pakistan had notified the women lawmakers elected on reserved seats.