No plans to grant clemen­cy to Ehsanu­llah Ehsan, federa­l govt tells PHCPESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday directed the federal government not to release former Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan without the court order. The court also directed the respondents in the case to properly investigate Ehsan and inform the PHC when the investigation process is completed. He requested the PHC that APS victims’ families wanted the former TTP spokesperson to stand trial, like other militants. The bench disposed of the petition and directed the authorities not to release Ehsan without the court order and investigate him properly. The court also directed the respondents to inform the PHC when the investigation process was completed.

Source: The Express Tribune December 13, 2017 15:58 UTC