Peshawar: Peshawar High Court directed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday destroy Cell phone signals at court premises due to signal interference installed in nearby central prisons.
The seats, composed of PHC Chief Justice Sm Stique Shah and Justice Mohammad Ijaz Khan, also asked ACS Mohammad Abid Majeed to submit a detailed report on a planned meeting that was planned to resolve the matter in a friendly manner with all stakeholders on the same day.
The bench heard a petition filed by the Peshawar High Court Bar Association, opposing the interruption of internet and cell phone signals in court premises, but expressed concern about the problems faced by litigants and lawyers.
The case has rehabilitated today’s (Friday) trial after Abid Majeed published detailed lettering and informed that the meeting was scheduled to be held on Thursday, with all relevant stakeholders, including the vice chairman of the KP Lawyer Committee, the president of the PHCBA and Peshawar Bar Association, had skeletons.
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The ACS hopes that through mutual consultation and deliberation, the matter will be resolved in a friendly manner to resolve legal contracts in the legal community, while also ensuring the safety requirements of prison administration.
Attorneys heard the petition while on Thursday in the District Court on the issue.
PHCBA President Aminur Rehman Yousafzai, Vice President Arshad Ali Nowshervi, Secretary-General Zahidullah Zahid, PBA President Qaiser Zaman, KPBC Vice Chairman Ahmad Farooq Khattak, Adnan Khant Dr Adnan Khan, Asad Zaib Khan and other law firms appeared.
They asked the bench to issue directives to the government to restore all signal/telecom traffic in court premises.
Prison Inspector General Usman Masood, Inspector General Accs Abid Majeed, along with Principal Najam of Peshawar Central Prison, appeared among KP advocate General Shah Faisal Uthmankhel and other advocates, Inam Khan, you are you.
The ACS informed the judge that a large number of high-risk and high-profile offenders, including those affiliated with the forbidden organization, were confined to three major central prisons in the provinces located in Peshawar, Mardan and Haripil.
He said there were security cells that had been designed and designated for the prisoners to place there. However, he added that despite strict security protocols, some of these inmates managed to gain unauthorized access to cell phones, allegedly established with their colleagues outside the prison in order to engage in or promote illegal and potentially dangerous activities.
“To make several/cut communications for such high-risk inmates, the Ministry of Family and Tribal Affairs is restricted from reaching agreements with the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Corporation (NRTC) to install signal prisons in prison sites,” Mr Majeed said.
Unfortunately, such steps may have inadvertently caused telecommunications signal disruption in adjacent areas, including the Judicial Complex, and may have caused dissatisfaction among members of the Legal Brotherhood.
“We certainly want to thank other valuable chief secretaries for their actions to maintain the security and security of the central prison where prisoners are confined, however, we cannot remind you of adverse consequences that may lead to the effects of the results indicating the interferenceers, especially their impact on ordinary litigation justice,” the bench noted.
“We are deeply concerned about the hardships faced by silent and selfless litigants, who may not be able to establish timely contact with their advisors due to the disruption of telecommunications signals. Since they cannot appear before the court, their advisors cannot be avoided, or adjourned.”
The bench added that if not resolved, such consequences could undermine the right to fair access to judicial and legal representation, which must be retained at all costs.
The bench directs the ACS to submit detailed reports on the proceedings, including scheduled minutes of meetings formally signed by all participating stakeholders.
Posted in Dawn on September 19, 2025
