ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was irked over the Hangu district judge’s conduct of handing over the custody of a minor, Saima to her father on the decision of a Jirga. In the detailed judgement issued, Justice Isa said, “The learned judge had also relied upon a so-called decision of a jirga. The high court was; therefore, correct to set aside the judgement of the district court which was based, as mentioned above, on untenable considerations,” said the order. Thus, the decision to hand Saima’s custody to her father was wholly unjustified. Following this, the court summoned Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Additional Advocate General (AAG) to ensure that “the PHC’s judgement was implemented with immediate effect”.

Source: Pakistan Today February 24, 2019 07:41 UTC