Peshawar High Court on Wednesday reinstated the three Advisers and two Special Assistants to the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after suspending a writ challenging their appointments. A two member divisional bench of Peshawar High court, comprising Justice Ikramullah and Justice Musarrat Hilali in its decision on a writ petition filed by MPA Khushdil Khan of ANP declared the appointments of the Advisors and Special Assistants as per the constitution. Advocate General Abdul Latif Yousafzai and Additional Advocate General Waqar Ahmad defended the appointments of Advisors and Specials Assistants.
It is pertinent to mention here MPA Khushdil Khan through a writ petition challenged their appointments in PHC and called for their termination under article 129 of the constitutions. While hearing the case, the Justice Ikramullah asked that the ANP leader Khushdil Khan that you was deputy speaker of the Khyber Assembly so why you didn't stop illegal steps at that time. The court fixed July 26 for the next hearing with the direction that the respondents, including the KP governor and the chief minister through their principal secretaries, and the five advisers and special assistants should file comments. The bench directed that the notifications issued on Sept 13, 2018, and Jan 22, 2019, through which the said five appointments had been made, should remain suspended till further orders.
The Advisors and Special Assistants whom appointments were challenged in the court included Ziaullah Bangash Adviser to the CM on Elementary and Secondary Education, Himayatullah Khan Adviser on Energy and Power, Abdul Karim Khan Special Assistant on Industries and Commerce and Kamran Khan Bangash Special Assistant on Science and Technology and Information Technology.
Talking to media Advisor to CM Ajmal Wazir termed the decision of PHC historic and said the opposition should be a shame of them over the writ petition. He remarked the opposition is trying to create hurdles for the elected government from executing projects of public welfare.