PTI’s Sept 27 Islamabad March: IHC Moves to Form Larger Bench
Published On 08 Sep, 2026
IHC Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar heard the petition filed by citizen Waqas Ahmed.
The petitioner has made the inspectors general of police (IGPs) of all four provinces, Islamabad Police and Motorway Police, as well as other relevant government authorities, respondents in the case.
During the hearing, the petitioner’s counsel said he was a trader doing business in Islamabad and would be directly affected by the planned protest.
He said the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi had announced the protest.
“We are affected because there is a plan to bring this protest to Islamabad,” the counsel submitted.
The counsel also expressed concerns over possible security risks, asking whether there was a plan to attack Adiala Jail as had allegedly happened during the May 9 incidents at military installations.
He termed the proposed protest “completely illegal” and referred to PTI’s previous attempts to enter Islamabad in 2024.
The counsel further claimed that three Rangers personnel had been martyred during the previous PTI protest and, citing media reports, said the earlier protest had caused losses of around Rs240 million.
During the proceedings, the chief justice termed the matter sensitive and likened it to a “constitutional crisis”.
In view of the sensitivity of the matter, the IHC decided to constitute a larger bench and issued notices to the Attorney General for Pakistan.
The court also issued notices to the IGPs and advocate generals of all four provinces and summoned them in person.
The chief secretaries of all four provinces were also summoned in person, along with the chief commissioner of Islamabad, deputy commissioner Islamabad and the IGP Islamabad.
The advocate generals of the four provinces and Islamabad were also directed to appear before the court.
The court sought responses from the relevant authorities and adjourned further hearing of the case until September 10.
