Welcomes 94 lawyers to ILF
DLP Report
PESHAWAR
Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi welcomed the inclusion of 94 lawyers from the Justice Lawyers Forum into the Insaf Lawyers Forum, terming it a positive step toward strengthening the movement for the rule of law.
A formal joining ceremony was held at the Chief Minister’s House, where the Chief Minister congratulated the newly joined members and said that his government is committed to ending what he described as the “culture of one state, two constitutions.”
“Our struggle is for real freedom and the supremacy of law, and the legal fraternity has a central role to play in this movement,” he remarked.
The chief minister said that the 26th Constitutional Amendment had rendered the judiciary ineffective and reiterated his government’s resolve to uphold justice and institutional integrity. He announced that grants worth Rs420 million for bar associations across the province had been approved and would be released in the coming days.
Muhammad Soha Afridi said the government would not allow the constitution and law to become a “spider’s web in which the weak are trapped while the powerful go free.” He stressed that all citizens are equal before law and that even the powerful would be brought to justice.
The chief minister also criticized the authorities for allegedly disregarding court orders permitting his meeting with PTI founder Imran Khan, saying that “sitting on the road is not my weakness but a reflection of the judiciary’s helplessness in implementing its own orders.”
“If judges are being held hostage, they should tell the nation so that steps can be taken for their freedom,” he added.
The chief minister concluded that his government is focused on ensuring judicial independence, constitutional supremacy, rule of law, and freedom of the media.
CM bans transfers, appointments until formation of new Cabinet
The Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has imposed an immediate ban on transfers, appointments and new recruitments across all government departments, subordinate bodies, and autonomous organizations. The restriction will remain in place until the formation of the new provincial cabinet.
According to a notification issued by the Chief Minister’s Secretariat to all administrative secretaries, departmental heads and senior police officials, all transfers and postings of officers and employees in government and autonomous institutions are prohibited.
Similarly, all new recruitments, whether permanent, temporary, contractual, or project-based have been suspended with immediate effect.
However, the directive specifies that in exceptional cases where a decision is deemed necessary in the public interest, the concerned department may submit a detailed summary for special approval from the Chief Minister.
Authorities have been instructed to ensure strict compliance with the order and to communicate the directive to all subordinate offices and institutions.
We have come to eliminate culture of one state two constitutions: CM KP
Chief Minister (CM) KP Sohail Afridi has said we have come to eliminate the culture of one state two constitutions.
He said this while addressing a ceremony in CM House Peshawar.
He said our struggle is a movement for real independence and rule of law and lawyers community have leading role therein. Grants amounting to Rs 420 million have been approved for bar associations in the province which will be provided within a few days.
He announced we have not to let law and constitution to become cob web where weak is entrapped and powerful comes out . Law and constitution are equal for all. We have to bring powerful and unjust people to the dock.
He held the court’s orders on arranging his meeting with PTI founder were dumped in a trash bin .
Our struggle is for independence of judiciary, supremacy of constitution, rule of law and freedom of media, he added.
