Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)

Rule Changes

Provincial government suspended; its emergency challenge and detention petitions were dropped from the PHC's November 10 list after the Federal Constitutional Court suspended proceedings; party demands reversal and release of prisoners

The Federal Constitutional Court suspended Peshawar High Court proceedings on petitions filed under Article 199 on or after October 12, ruling that the army's deployment under Article 245 takes precedence. On November 7, the Peshawar High Court removed about 105 petitions from its November 10 cause list, including challenges to the emergency and to the detention of suspended Chief Minister Sohail Afridi.

Updated Yesterday

Force in Play

Largest vote-getter but excluded from government; leader imprisoned since 2023 with no reported family contact since August; its Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is suspended under emergency rule, and its challenge is set for a Peshawar High Court hearing on Nov 10

Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered the government on Aug 18 to move Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital for a medical assessment, let his family visit weekly and let him call his two sons twice a week. The government says it complied by sending him to a state-run hospital instead, but the bench said in open court that the order had not been carried out. No court has held a hearing on it since mid-September, Sach Suno reported.

Updated Nov 1