IHC to hear a petition seeking provincial status, legislative assembly for ICT today.

ISLAMABAD -- The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will Monday (today) hear a petiAtion seeking provincial status and the legislative assembly for the IsAlamabad Capital Territory (ICT).

A single bench of IHC comAprising Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani will conduct hearing of the petition wherein he had already issued notices to the respondents. The petition was moved by Barrister SM Yawar Gardezi seeking court's direcAtion to create a legislative asAsembly in the federal capital to address its political and adminAistrative affairs.

During the last hearing, the petitioner requested the court to direct the federal government to do the necessary legislation required to establish a legislaAtive assembly in Islamabad.

Justice Kayani asked that whether the court could pass an order directing the government to do the legislation or amend the constitution. The lawyer arAgued that he was talking about the basic rights of Islamabad residents. He gave examples of the capitals of Australia and InAdia where such assemblies exist.

Then, the judge inquired that if it was a separate system other than the local government setAup. The lawyer replied in affirAmative. He requested the judge to direct the federal government in this regard and then it would be the Federation's prerogative how it would accomplish it.

He argued that Islamabad is only area in the entire country which does not have its own asAsembly and federal capital does not come under the jurisdiction of any provincial assembly.

In his petition, by Barrister SM Yawar stated that the ICT lacks a provincial government and legisAlature and requested the court to issue directions for the status of the province for ICT. He argued that the...

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