Peshawar: The Peshawar high court (PHC) has issued notice to advocate general on the plea against the approval of budget in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) cabinet.

According to the details, a two-member bench consisted of justice Shahid Khan and justice Ejaz Anwar heard the plea against the approval of budget of provincial cabinet.

Lawyer Amin-ur-Rehman Yousafzai advocate told the court that the applicant is the opposition leader in KP assembly. The budget of March has been presented in assembly and approved. However, the process has not been followed for the budget of the month of April.

It is stated in the application that whatever the law has been used to support for the budget approval. This is only for the caretaker government now the assembly is present. The budget will be presented in assembly for the approval and the approval will be taken.  

However, funds cannot also be used for different projects. It is also illegal to use fund of provincial government.

Later then the court postponed the hearing till May 2.

Islamabad: The full court session called by Chief Justice Islamabad High Court (IHC) Aamer Farooq on the issue of the threatening letter received by the judges will be held today.

Yesterday, the office of the Chief Justice of IHC asked all the judges for suggestions.

Chief Justice IHC Aamer Farooq has called the full court meeting at 2:30pm today.

It is pertinent to note that the senior most judges of IHC, Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, Justice Babar Sattar, Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan, Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir and Justice Saman Riffat Imtiaz wrote to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC).

Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb was not among the judges who signed the letter.

Islamabad: The accountability court Islamabad has postponed the hearing till May 25 on LNG reference against former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and former federal minister Miftah Ismail.

According to the details, due to the busy schedule amid jail trial of judge Nasir Javed Rana there could not be any updating thing in the case against Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Miftah Ismail. The attendances have marked of the accusers in the hearing of the case.

The court staff stated that judge Nasir Javed Rana is busy today (Tuesday) in Adiala jail against the trial of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) founder Imran Khan.

From Miftah Ismail’s side Chaudhry Safeer appeared before the court while Shahid Khaqan Abbasi appeared in the court and mark his attendance.

Later then the court postponed the hearing till May 25.