Overview
- The court restrained the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government from deploying official vehicles, machinery or personnel for protests, rallies or long marches.
- Judges held that such use violates Articles 4, 5 and 25 of the Constitution and amounts to misuse of authority and waste of public funds.
- The written order said public resources exist for official duties and citizen services, not for personal or party agendas.
- The court described political use of government property as misconduct that undermines administrative neutrality and can create a false impression of state endorsement.
- The case arose from a petition alleging KP assets, including fire engines, were used during PTI’s long march to Islamabad, following prior federal warnings to the province.