A view of the exterior of Peshawar High Court s building. Dawn archives
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to conduct an inquiry within three months into the alleged theft of crude oil during production by oil fields in Karak district.
A bench consisting of Justice Roohul Amin Khan and Justice Syed Arshad Ali also directed federal petroleum and natural resources secretary Mian Asad Hayauddin to cooperate with the FIA about the inquiry.
It was hearing into a joint petition of Mujahid Islam and 49 other residents of Banda Daud Shah tehsil in Karak district seeking multiple reliefs from the court, including cancellation of the licence of an international oil and gas exploration company, over the alleged crude oil theft.
A view of the exterior of Peshawar High Court s building. Dawn archives
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to conduct an inquiry within three months into the alleged theft of crude oil during production by oil fields in Karak district.
A bench consisting of Justice Roohul Amin Khan and Justice Syed Arshad Ali also directed federal petroleum and natural resources secretary Mian Asad Hayauddin to cooperate with the FIA about the inquiry.
It was hearing into a joint petition of Mujahid Islam and 49 other residents of Banda Daud Shah tehsil in Karak district seeking multiple reliefs from the court, including cancellation of the licence of an international oil and gas exploration company, over the alleged crude oil theft.
The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday rejected the petitions of two opposition MPAs against different development schemes in the provincial capital. APP/File
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday rejected the petitions of two opposition MPAs against different development schemes in the provincial capital over the alleged discrimination between the ruling and opposition members.
A bench consisting of Justice Lal Jan Khattak and Justice Mohammad Naeem Anwar pronounced a short order in that respect after the completion of arguments by both sides and allowed development schemes in all 14 provincial constituencies of Peshawar district.
It also vacated the stay order issued for all development schemes in Peshawar. The stay order have halted all development work in the district since Apr 2020.