LHC Seeks Reply Over Cancellation Of Holiday On Iqbal Day

LHC Seeks Reply Over Cancellation Of Holiday On Iqbal Day

Justice Khalid Mahmood Khan of the Lahore High Court has sought a formal reply from the federal government within 3 weeks, over a petition regarding the cancellation of the Iqbal Day holiday on November 9.

It has been stated by the petitioner Farhad Ali Shah that the Iqbal Day holiday was cancelled by the Interior Ministry through a notification without citing any valid reason and he asked the court to declare the impugned notification illegal and unconstitutional, thereby restoring the holiday.