PHC quashes 3-MPO, sets free all arrested persons.

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) Wednesday annulled the 3-MPOs (Maintenance of Public Order) imposed by the deputy commissioners across the province. The court had reserved its decision after the arguments were completed yesterday and announced the verdict on Wednesday.

The provincial apex court announced the verdict on the petitions of the accused arrested under 3-MPO. A two-member bench consisting of Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim and Justice Arshad Ali quashed the orders of deputy commissioners to impose 3-MPOs. In a big relief to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers, the PHC ordered the release of the...

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