ISLAMABAD:
A notification by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government for the acquisition of the ancestral house of Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, paternal grandson of Wali-e-Swat, was withdrawn after the intervention of the federal government.
The same judge is hearing the federal government’s petition against the Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) order to give details of the gifts received by Prime Minister Imran Khan from abroad. Last month, during the hearing, the judge had said the gifts should be displayed in museums.
In a notification dated October 21, the K-P government said it wanted to turn the residence of the former ruler of Swat situated in Saidu Shariff into a museum to preserve the heritage and boost tourism in Swat.
According to the notification, the Directorate of Archeology and Museums intended to “purchase the house of Wali-e-Swat who has led his whole life for the prosperity and welfare of his people by promoting education,…