K-P challenges suspension of special assistants

The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government filed two petitions in the PHC on Friday

PESHAWAR: A day after the Peshawar High Court (PHC) suspended the notification for the appointment of three advisers and two special assistants to the chief minister of the province, the provincial government on Friday challenged the order.

The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government filed two petitions in the PHC on Friday. The first sought the withdrawal of the court’s decision while the second petition saw the government pleading for an early hearing of the case.

In the petition, the provincial government argued that they were not served notices for the first hearing of the case. The plea further argued that the provincial advisers and special assistants were appointed as per the constitution and the law.

The high court had suspended a notification for the appointment of the special assistants and advisers on Thursday.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 15^th, 2019.