PHC turns down KP's request for judicial commission to probe May 9 riots

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has turned down Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government's request for constituting a judicial commission to probe last year's May 9 riots triggered after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan's arrest in a graft case.

In its response to the KP government's letter seeking the formation of a judicial commission, the PHC's registrar said that Advocate General Shah Faisal Uthmankhel's request cannot be considered as it violates the provisions of the Rules of Business of 1985.