PHC orders KP govt to promote PFI director

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Friday directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to promote the Pakistan Forest Institute (PFI) director from BPS-19 to BPS-20 and appoint him its director general within 15 days.
The two-member bench comprising of Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth and Justice Mussarat Hilali was hearing a contempt of court petition filed by Hakeem Shah, who is currently director of the PFI.
He had challenged the non-implementation of an earlier order of the court about his promotion.
The court observed that in case of non-implementation of its directives, the provincial chief secretary and environment and forests secretary should appear in person at the next hearing.
Zartaj Anwar appearing for the petitioner said the high court on April 21, 2015 ordered the promotion of his client to BPS-20.
He said despite the passage of around five months, the government had neither promoted his client nor appointed him as the director general of the PFI.
Additional Advocate General Mujahid Ali said the provincial government had filed an appeal against the judgment in the Supreme Court.
The bench observed that the order should be complied with within 15 days or else the provincial chief secretary and environment and forests secretary should appear before the court in case of non-compliance.