Tag: Kohat

  • ECP might move Supreme Court against High Court order

    ECP might move Supreme Court against High Court order

    The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has raised concerns over the Peshawar High Court (PHC) order against the appointment of a returning officer (RO) in PK-91 Kohat-II. According to the sources of The News, “it is becoming difficult” for electoral authorities to conduct polls with multiple emerging challenges.

    The electoral body showed concerns during the ECP meeting on Wednesday and decided to file a petition in the Supreme Court (SC) against the PHC order rejecting the appointment of Irfanullah as RO for PK-91 Kohat-II.

    As per the report, ECP decided to move to SC after consulting with legal experts from the commission.

    “The meeting noted that following the PHC order, the very constituency is now technically without a returning officer. In these circumstances, it is becoming difficult for the Election Commission of Pakistan to conduct elections,” sources said, referring to the commission’s huddle here at its secretariat after having received the provincial high court order.

    According to Article 218, it is the constitutional authority of the electoral body to conduct free, fair, and transparent elections in the country, and all the state institutions are bound to support the ECP to make polls possible.

    The Commission reviewed the matter and decided to hold another meeting on Thursday (today) prior to taking a decision in relation to the PHC order.

  • Unidentified men hurl grenade at PTI’s Shehryar Afridi’s home

    Unidentified men hurl grenade at PTI’s Shehryar Afridi’s home

    Unidentified men hurled hand grenade at the ancestral home of former minister of state and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shehryar Khan Afridi’s in Kohat on late Thursday, September 23.

    Taking to Twitter, PTI leader Senator Ejaz Chaudhry said that there was a cracker bomb attack at the house of Shahryar Afridi. May Allah protect him and destroy the enemies of Pakistan, he prayed.

    The police officials said four unidentified men riding on two motorbikes hurled a hand grenade at the residence of the former minister and managed to escape from the scene. The grenade exploded outside the residence.

    No loss of life was reported while the gate and wall have been partially damaged.

    Meanwhile, a first information report (FIR) has been registered against the unidentified men at the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD).

    Kohat District Police Officer Shafiullah Gandapur visited the crime scene and said that the accused will be arrested soon with the help of CTD.

  • ‘Shehryar Afridi, tumhara intazam kamzor hai’: Khan scolds Afridi at a jalsa

    ‘Shehryar Afridi, tumhara intazam kamzor hai’: Khan scolds Afridi at a jalsa

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairperson Imran Khan during his jalsa in Kohat scolded Chairman Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir, Shehryar Afridi, and said that the arrangements he made for the jalsa were weak.

    “Shehryar Afridi, tumhara intazam kamzor hai. Lights hi nahin hain, loug nazar nahin aa rahay,” said Khan. [Shehryar Afridi your arrangements are so weak. There are no lights, I can’t see people properly].

    “I cannot see half the stadium, so give the arrangements to someone else from now on,” added Khan.

    The PTI chairman praised the Supreme Court’s (SC) decision on 63-A and said the apex court with the verdict has ensured Pakistan’s morality does not diminish.

    “I am thankful that the Supreme Court rejected the votes of the people who sell their vote and betray their constituents and democracy,” the ex-prime minister said.

    Khan said that “Allah has not given us the choice to remain neutral” and stressed that there was no intermediate way.