IHC orders inquiry into elevator’s malfunctioning

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday ordered an inquiry into the malfunctioning of an elevator, in which senior lawyer Latif Khosa and at least 16 others got trapped, ARY News reported.

The IHC Registrar directed Director-General (DG) Pakistan Public Works Department (PWD) to conduct an inquiry into malfunctioning of an elevator, in which senior lawyer Latif Khosa – who appeared as PTI chief Imran Khan’s counsel – and at least 16 others got trapped.

The registrar asked the department to submit an inquiry report within two days. It also directed the DG PWD to deploy an ‘expert team’ to avoid any untoward incident in future.

It is pertinent to mention here that Sardar Latif Khosa and other lawyers were rescued after they were trapped in the elevator of the newly constructed building of the Islamabad High Court (IHC).

PTI chairman’s lawyer, Latif Khosa and other lawyers were trapped, when they were leaving the court premises after the adjournment of the Toskhana case hearing.

Getting the information, the administration of the IHC reached out to rescue Sardar Latif Khosa and other lawyers. The rescue teams got success and took out the PTI chief’s lawyers and others from the elevator after opening its door.

Khosa and others remained trapped in the elevator for about 30 minutes.

Khosa is the lawyer of the former prime minister and PTI chief, who is representing him in the Toskhana criminal case conviction by a local court in Islamabad.