PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court (PHC) has issued a written judgment rejecting Awami National Party Chief Aimal Wali Khan’s plea filed against the resettlement of the terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
In the written judgment, the court said that the court can’t interfere in government affairs. Forming the judicial commission is the authority of the government.
The divisional bench dismissed the request for the establishment of a high-level commission or a judicial inquiry led by a judge, stating that policymaking was the prerogative of the government.
The decision was announced by a two-member bench, comprising acting Chief Justice SM Atiqque Shah and Justice Sahibzada Asadullah.
The ANP chief had alleged in his petition that militants were resettled in KP during the previous government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), which he claimed led to a resurgence of terrorism in the province.
He had requested the high court to order the formation of a high-level fact-finding commission or a judicial inquiry to uncover the truth and prevent further resettlement of militants.
The court, after hearing the arguments, dismissed the petition and issued a six-page detailed judgment authored by Justice Sahibzada Asadullah.
The judgment stated that the petitioner failed to present any evidence proving the violation of fundamental rights. It emphasized that policymaking fell under the executive authority, and the court cannot intervene in such decisions.
