...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.High Court bench on Thursday directed the Dera Ismail Khan
... the Pearl of Pashtunistan ...
police to arrest the prime suspect in the teenage girl stripping case within three weeks.
Chief Justice Yahaya Afridi and Justice Mohammad Ayub Khan adjourned the hearing into the case until March 20 observing if the police failed to arrest the main suspect by then, the deputy inspector general of police (headquarters) should appear before the court to explain their failure.
The bench issued the directives after additional advocate general Qaiser Ali Shah and AIG (legal) Falak Nawaz submitted the case progress report in line with its earlier directives.
The AAG and AIG said the Dera Ismail Khan regional police officer had constituted three teams headed by superintendent of police Mohammad Ashfaq for arresting the absconding suspect.
They said eight of the nine suspects charged by the victim had already been jugged
Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please!
The AAG and AIG pointed out that after receiving information that the absconding suspect had stayed with some people, the police had registered five FIRs against several of his alleged controllers.
The bench asked why the police had not arrested the absconding suspect as during previous hearing, it had issued specific directives for the purpose.
