IHC warns Aramco, GO Pakistan over failure to submit replies

Published On 27 Jul, 2026
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Justice Muhammad Azam Khan heard the petition filed by Muhammad Shafiq Mir, owner of a PSO fuel station on Srinagar Highway, and expressed displeasure over the failure of several respondents to submit their replies despite repeated notices.

The court issued fresh notices to the Deputy Commissioner, Islamabad, Capital Development Authority (CDA), District Magistrate, Explosives Department, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Aramco, and other respondents, seeking their responses.

“Those who have not submitted their replies will face an ex parte decision,” Justice Azam Khan remarked, adding that the court would proceed with an order in the matter.

The petitioner’s counsel, Kashif Ali Malik, informed the court that nearly a year had passed since the case was filed, but several parties had still not submitted their responses.

He argued that there was confusion over the relationship between GO Pakistan and Aramco, saying, “At one place they say GO is a separate entity, while at another they claim it has 40 percent shares.”