PHC halts appointment of new opposition leaders in NA, Senate
- 12-Aug-2025
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday suspended the appointment of new opposition leaders in both the National Assembly and the Senate while hearing petitions challenging the disqualification notifications of PTI leaders Omar Ayub and Shibli Faraz. A bench comprising Justice Syed Arshad Ali and Justice Dr. Khurshid Iqbal heard the petitions and issued […]
PHC summons report on Swat tragedy within two weeks
- 09-Jul-2025
Peshawar: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has released a 22-page written order regarding the petition filed in connection with the Swat tragedy, which occurred on 27 June and resulted in the loss of 17 precious lives in the Swat River, according to court records. The court noted that the petitioner held the administration responsible for […]
PHC lifts stay order on oath-taking of lawmakers on reserved seats
- 03-Jul-2025
The Peshawar High Court on Thursday lifted a stay order on oath-taking of lawmakers, elected on reserved seats, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, after the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians (PTI-P) withdrew its petition from PHC. A two-member bench comprising Justice Syed Arshad Ali and Justice Dr. Khurshid Iqbal heard the petition, in which PTI-P had challenged […]
PHC summons top officials in Swat River flash flood case
- 02-Jul-2025
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday took notice of the recent tragedy in Swat where 17 tourists lost their lives due to alleged negligence by authorities. During a hearing on the incident, Chief Justice SM Atiq Shah and Justice Faheem Wali summoned the Commissioners of Malakand, Hazara, Kohat, Dera Ismail Khan and other relevant […]
Justice Atiq Shah ‘appointed’ as Chief Justice of PHC
- 01-Jul-2025
ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) has appointed Justice S.M. Atiq Shah as the Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court, ARY News reported citing sources. According to sources, Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi, approved the decision by a majority of six out of eleven commission members. Justice Shah, second on the seniority […]
Peshawar High Court upholds military court sentences, dismisses petitions
- 14-May-2025
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has upheld the sentences awarded by military courts, dismissing three separate petitions challenging the verdicts, ARY News reported. According to reports, the PHC ruled that the sentences were delivered in accordance with the law. Additional Attorney General Sanaullah stated that the convicts were affiliated with a proscribed organisation and […]
PHC constitutes full bench to hear five missing persons’ case
- 03-May-2025
PESHAWAR: Chief Justice Peshawar High Court on Saturday constituted full bench for hearing of the case of the recovery of five missing persons from Hayatabad. A five-member bench headed by Chief Justice SM Attique Shah will hear the case on May 05. Justice Arshad Ali, Justice Sahibzada Asadullah, Justice Naeem Anwar and Justice Waqar are […]
Federal govt gets two months for Cryptocurrency regulation
- 11-Apr-2025
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Friday ordered federal government to complete legislation to regulate Cryptocurrency trading within two months, ARY News reported. In a petition filed against the illegal trade of cryptocurrency and digital forex, the Peshawar High Court has given the federal government a two-month deadline to introduce legislation on the matter. […]
KP writes to PHC for formation of judicial commission on May 9 incidents
- 15-Mar-2025
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has written to the Peshawar High Court (PHC) to remind on the formation of a judicial commission to investigate the incidents of May 9, ARY News reported. Speaking to ARY News, Advocate General Shah Faisal Uthmankhel said that the KP government had sent a reminder letter to the PHC […]
PTI’s Faisal Javed moves PHC for removal of name from PCL
- 08-Mar-2025
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Faisal Javed has approached the Peshawar High Court (PHC) to have his name removed from the Passport Control List (PCL), ARY News reported. As per details, Faisal Javed, through his counsel Alam Khan Advocate, filed a petition in the PHC, stating that his name was wrongly included in the PCL. […]