IHC reinstates Zia Batool as PEIRA chairperson.

ISLAMABAD -- The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has reinstated Zia Batool as the chairperson of the Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Authority (PEIRA), media reported on Wednesday.

A two-member IHC bench, comprising of Justice Amir Farooq and Saman Rafat Imtiaz, suspended the single bench's decision in the intra-court appeal and reinstated Batool as PEIRA chairperson.

Meanwhile, the Islamabad High Court also sought replies from the federal government, petitioner Imtiaz Ali Qureshi and others.

It is pertinent to mention here that a single IHC bench, comprising Justice Mohsin Akhter Kayani ordered removal of Zia...

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