ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday decided to form a larger bench to hear a petition against the PTI’s planned Sept 27 protest, terming the matter sensitive and observing that it could have constitutional implications.
The IHC also issued notices to the police chiefs of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Balochistan, among other officials, seeking their attendance at the next hearing on Sept 10.
The PTI has announced a nationwide protest on Sept 27 to demand the release of party founder Imran Khan and mobilise people for the supremacy of the Constitution.
A citizen, Waqas Ahmed, had challenged the planned move in the IHC on the grounds that the protest could disrupt routine life, traffic and business activities in the federal capital.
Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfaraz Dogar took up the plea on Tuesday, with the petitioner’s lawyer, Akhter Cheena, informing the court that his client was a trader in Islamabad and would be “directly affected” by the planned protest.
