QUETTA: The Balochistan High Court (BHC) on Wednesday postponed the hearing on several constitutional petitions challenging the newly enacted Mines and Minerals Act 2025. The adjournment came after the provincial government requested additional time to submit its response. A two-member bench, led by Acting Chief Justice Kamran Khan Mulakhail and Justice Muhammad Ayub Tareen, heard […]
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Court Orders Action to Resolve Quetta Water Crisis
The Quetta water crisis has drawn sharp criticism from the Balochistan High Court. Judges called the shortage of clean drinking water in Hazara Town and nearby areas a serious administrative failure. The court ordered the Water and Sanitation Authority (Wasa), Public Health Engineering Department (PHE), and Quetta Electric Supply Company (Qesco) to take urgent action […]
Balochistan High Court Rules Terror Convicts Ineligible for Clemency or Remission
QUETTA — The Balochistan High Court (BHC) has ruled that prisoners convicted under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) 1997 are not entitled to general or special remission, pardons, or clemency, affirming that Section 21-F of the law categorically excludes such convicts from any sentence reduction. A two-member bench comprising Justice Muhammad Kamran Khan Mulakhail and Justice […]
BHC Suspends Judicial Powers for Balochistan Executives
The Balochistan High Court (BHC) has suspended the provincial cabinet’s decision to grant judicial powers to executive officers. The suspension applies to deputy commissioners, additional deputy commissioners, and assistant commissioners. A two-member bench issued the order during a constitutional petition hearing. READ MORE:Israeli Navy Intercepts Gaza Aid Flotilla The petition was filed by Iftikhar Ahmed […]
BHC suspends decision granting first-class magistrate powers to DCs, ADCs and ACs
The Balochistan High Court (BHC) on Wednesday suspended the provincial cabinet’s recent decision to grant First-Class Magistrate powers to Deputy Commissioners (DCs), Additional Deputy Commissioners (ADCs), and Assistant Commissioners (ACs). The ruling was issued by a two-member bench, comprising Chief Justice Rozi Khan Barrech and Justice Sardar Ahmad Haleemi, during the hearing of a constitutional […]
BHC approves bail of tribal leader Satakzai in honour killing case
The Balochistan High Court on Monday approved the bail plea of tribal leader Sardar Sherbaz Satakzai, who was arrested in the Degari honour killing case in which a couple was shot dead in the name of ‘honour’. Justice Iqbal Kasi of the BHC approved the bail plea and directed the accused to submit surety bonds […]
Quetta mobile internet restored after 16 days
The Balochistan High Court ordered the restoration of mobile internet services in Quetta after a 16-day suspension. Chief Justice Rozi Khan Barghati and Justice Sardar Ahmed Halimi heard a petition filed against the shutdown. The court instructed officials to restore services within two hours. Following this order, internet access in Quetta began to return promptly. […]
Court to hear case against Balochistan internet ban
QUETTA: The Balochistan High Court has accepted for hearing a petition challenging the suspension of mobile phone and internet services across the province. The move comes after growing public concern over disrupted connectivity and its widespread impact. The petition was filed by the Consumer Civil Society, which argued that the shutdown has severely affected online […]