PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has summoned the Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Speaker of the provincial assembly on contempt of court in a petition regarding elected members on reserved seats failing to take their oath, local media reported on Thursday.
Justices S.M. Atiq Shah and Waqar Ahmad of the PHC heard the case and issued notices to the Chief Minister and the speaker following the hearing. The petitioner’s counsel emphasized that despite a comprehensive verdict and a fourteen-day deadline, elected members on reserved seats did not take oath.
Justice S.M. Atiq Shah inquired why the oath hadn’t been administered despite the detailed verdict. As a result, the PHC has summoned the KP CM and the provincial assembly speaker within a week.
