Peshawar High Court (PHC) wants POL supply to Chitral ensured چترال کے لئے پٹرولیم مصنوعات کی سپلائی کو یقنینی بنایا جائے۔۔۔ پشاور ہائی کورٹ
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Friday directed both the federal and provincial government to ensure non-stop supply of petroleum products to Chitral and also allow ambulances carrying patients to pass through the tunnel the Lowari Tunnel.
A single bench of Chief Justice Dost Muhammad Khan issued the directives on a petition filed by a citizen from Chitral against the closure of the Lowari Tunnel.
The petitioner said the closure of the tunnel was causing multiple problems as the Lowari Top was also closed due to heavy snowfall. Legal advisor for the National Highway Authority (NHA), Sikandar Rashid, submitted before the bench that standard operation procedures (SOPs) had been laid down jointly by the provincial government, Pakistan Amy and NHA under which the tunnel would be opened for three days in 15 days.
He submitted that presently the tunnel was under construction and there was no ventilation system. The chief justice observed that the transport system would come to a standstill if the supply of petroleum products was topped to the far-flung district. However, the NHA legal advisor assured the court that he would take up the issue of supply of petroleum products with the authorities concerned and find out a solution to this problem.
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A single bench of Chief Justice Dost Muhammad Khan issued the directives on a petition filed by a citizen from Chitral against the closure of the Lowari Tunnel.
The petitioner said the closure of the tunnel was causing multiple problems as the Lowari Top was also closed due to heavy snowfall. Legal advisor for the National Highway Authority (NHA), Sikandar Rashid, submitted before the bench that standard operation procedures (SOPs) had been laid down jointly by the provincial government, Pakistan Amy and NHA under which the tunnel would be opened for three days in 15 days.
He submitted that presently the tunnel was under construction and there was no ventilation system. The chief justice observed that the transport system would come to a standstill if the supply of petroleum products was topped to the far-flung district. However, the NHA legal advisor assured the court that he would take up the issue of supply of petroleum products with the authorities concerned and find out a solution to this problem.
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