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IHC issues notices in response to plea against closure of Motorway (M-1)

Pakistan Published 29 September 2026, 04:48 · archived 29 Sep 2026

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued notices in a petition filed against the closure of the Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway (M-1), seeking the court’s directions for reopening of the blocked routes for lawyers, litigants and emergency services. A single bench of Justice Muhammad Asif on Monday heard a petition filed by Advocate Mian Shafqat Jan, a lawyer of the Supreme Court, against the government’s move to shut down the M-1 Motorway after he was unable to reach the Peshawar High Court (PHC) to appear in a case. Justice Asif issued notices to the respondents with the direction to file...

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