Police escort ban on G-B chief minister challenged

 The interior ministry’s notification banning the Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) Police from accompanying the chief minister and the governor's security to other provinces was challenged in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday.

The high court has asked the federal government to respond by March 29. Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani issued orders at the request of the chief minister.

In the petition, presented by lawyers Mian Ali Ashfaq, Qadeer Janjua, and Ahad Khokhar, it has been stated that the ministry has imposed a ban on taking police personnel to other provinces.

Orders have been issued regarding the security of the governor and chief minister, according to the notification, and the concerned province will provide security wherever the chief minister and governor go, it added.

The petition stated that it is “illegal” to prevent the police from providing security in other provinces along with the chief minister.

“A notification based on discrimination against Gilgit-Baltistan Police cannot be issued,” it stated.

The petitioner, therefore, requested that the notification of the ministry dated March 24 should be declared null and void.