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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has dismissed a constitutional petition challenging the sealing of a house in the federal capital, holding that the matter falls within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Accountability Court in Peshawar, where a reference arising from the alleged Kohistan scandal is pending.
The court also imposed special costs of Rs100,000 on the petitioner for what it termed “forum-shopping” and lack of candour.
A single-member bench of Justice Shahrukh Arjumand, in a detailed 53-page judgement, rejected a petition filed by Amjad Khan, who had sought the de-sealing of House No. 6, Street No. 154, Sector G-13/4, Islamabad, and the return of household articles, gold ornaments, cash and vehicles allegedly removed from the premises during the sealing operation on July 29, 2026.
