PHC Rejects Review Plea in May 9 Radio Pakistan Case, Upholds ATC Decision

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The Peshawar High Court has dismissed a special prosecutor's review petition in the May 9 Radio Pakistan attack case.
The court's decision upholds an earlier ruling by an Anti-Terrorism Court.
KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, implicated by forensic reports, could face disqualification if convicted.

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A special prosecutor's initial application challenging the legality of forensic reports in the May 9 Radio Pakistan attack case was dismissed by the Peshawar High Court. The reports, from the Punjab Forensic Science Agency and NADRA, implicated several individuals including KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. The prosecutor argued the evidence submission process was flawed. Following the initial dismissal, the prosecutor filed a review petition, which the PHC has now also rejected, upholding the ATC's earlier decision.

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The Peshawar High Court has dismissed a review petition filed by a special prosecutor, upholding an Anti-Terrorism Court's decision in the May 9 Radio Pakistan attack case. A conviction could lead to the disqualification of KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi.

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The Peshawar High Court has dismissed a review petition filed by a special prosecutor, upholding a decision by the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in the May 9 Radio Pakistan attack case. The petition had challenged the legality of forensic reports that implicated several individuals, including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi.

Reports indicate that a conviction in the case could have significant political ramifications, potentially leading to the chief minister's removal from office, the dissolution of the provincial government, and a lifetime disqualification from holding public office.