Overview
- The Islamabad High Court directed the district administration to reissue a corrected advertisement before the next hearing and adjourned the case until next month.
- Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani faulted an earlier notice that opened local patwari posts to nationwide applicants under a quota system the court deems unsuitable for local roles.
- The hearing addressed complaints that private individuals have been performing official duties in Islamabad’s patwar circles.
- The judge warned he would order immediate arrests in any contempt finding and criticized that a deputy commissioner earlier penalized by the court later received a presidential medal.
- Separately, the IHC reserved its decision on a petition seeking to bar Judge Nasir Javed Rana from judicial duties.