Faisal Karim Kundi

Rule Changes

Acting head of KP under governor's rule; on October 25 said 40 to 50 percent of those held were in "self-imposed arrest or self-concealment" and that governor's rule may run longer than six months

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

Built World

Received the inquiry report on October 28, ordered a legal review and strict action against those responsible; school-safety legislation due by end of October

A first-floor classroom roof caved in at Al-Khair Education Centre in Peshawar on October 15, killing 34 children and a teacher during morning lessons. An inquiry report presented to Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on October 28 found the building was a house built in 2011, with no approved plan on city records. It blamed the owner for substandard materials and pointed to negligence by government departments. The governor ordered the report sent to the provincial law department for a legal review.

Updated Oct 29