PHC bars arrest of CM Afridi until December 9 | The Express Tribune
Court was further told that Cyber Crime Wing in Islamabad has registered two separate cases against CM Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi. Photo: File PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Saturday issued a written order restraining the arrest of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi in any pending case, while hearing a petition seeking…
Court was further told that Cyber Crime Wing in Islamabad has registered two separate cases against CM
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi. Photo: File
PESHAWAR:
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Saturday issued a written order restraining the arrest of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi in any pending case, while hearing a petition seeking details of all FIRs registered against him.
A division bench comprising Justice Ijaz Anwar and Justice Naeem Anwar heard the chief minister’s petition. During the proceedings, CM’s counsel Bashir Khan Wazir, Advocate General K-P Shah Faisal Utmankhel, Deputy Attorney General Muhammad Atif Nazir, and NAB’s representative Sartaj Khan Advocate appeared before the court.
According to the short order issued by the high court, Islamabad police submitted details of the cases registered against the chief minister, informing the bench that multiple FIRs have been lodged against him in various police stations of Islamabad.
The court was further told that the Cyber Crime Wing in Islamabad has registered two separate cases against the chief minister.
However, the court noted that reports from NAB, the Anti-Corruption Establishment, and the K-P Inspector General of Police had not been submitted. The bench questioned the Advocate General regarding whether the court could intervene in matters relating to institutions functioning under the administrative control of the chief minister, but the AG failed to provide a satisfactory response.
The deputy attorney general was directed to ensure that all relevant authorities submit their reports before the court. The bench subsequently ordered that the chief minister must not be arrested in any case until December 9.
In a separate development, the Peshawar High Court granted bail to three suspects arrested for allegedly committing robbery while wearing police uniforms. Justice Kamran Hayat Miankhel heard the bail plea of the accused, Arman, Hasnain, and Nabi, residents of Nasir Bagh.
During the hearing, the court was informed that the accused had allegedly carried out a robbery within the jurisdiction of Tatara Police Station while impersonating police officials and using a government number plate, after which they were taken into custody.
