...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.High Court against the detention of its 133 workers in the province and sought orders for the provincial government to release them and not to make more arrests.
In the petition, TLP provincial chief Falak Niaz requested the court to order the recovery of its 133 workers from the ’illegal and unlawful’ custody of the government by declaring their detention illegal and unconstitutional.
The petitioner claimed that the party hadn’t been informed about under what law its workers were tossed into the calaboose.
He requested the court to declare null and void the government notification of the detentions in question if any.
As interim relief, the petitioner prayed the court to stop the government from arresting more TLP workers until the final disposal of the petition and issue directions for the right of visitation to the detainees.
The petition filed through lawyers Yousaf Ali and Syed Saud Shah said the 133 TLP workers were taken away from their houses or other places on Nov 23, 24 and 30, before being kept at the Haripur Central Prison.
The respondents in the petition are the interior ministry through its secretary, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa home department through its secretary, KP inspector general of police, KP chief secretary, KP inspector general of prisons, and superintendents of Haripur, Dera Ismail Khan
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