Evacuation of schools: IHC issues show-cause notices to Secretary Interior, IGP

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday issued show cause notices to the Secretary Interior and Inspector General (IGP) Islamabad Police for not evacuating around 16 schools and colleges of capital from the Police despite the court orders. A single member bench of IHC comprising Justice Athar Minullah resumed hearing of the petition filed against occupation of capital schools by police.
During the course of hearing, an official of ICT, apprised the bench that the police had occupied 62 schools and out of them 46 were got vacated and remaining 16 schools would be vacated soon. The judge remarked that authorities did not obey the IHC instruction and served them show cause notices to IGP Islamabad and Interior Secretary. He also asked to IG and Inter Secretary to submit affidavit explaining that why court orders has not been implemented so far.