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title: "IHC seeks government response on Peshawar motorway closure ahead of PTI protest"
description: "All outlets reported that the Islamabad High Court issued notices to government officials seeking their response to the closure of the Peshawar Motorway ahead of a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf protest. The Express Tribune provided the most detailed list of respondents, while the others mentioned the action more generally. All noted the court’s move in response to a petition challenging the closure, and all linked the closure to the PTI protest."
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# IHC seeks government response on Peshawar motorway closure ahead of PTI protest

pakistan · updated 29 Sep 2026, 4:55 AM PKT · 28–29 Sep 2026 · 5 articles from 5 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 5 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> All outlets reported that the Islamabad High Court issued notices to government officials seeking their response to the closure of the Peshawar Motorway ahead of a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf protest. The Express Tribune provided the most detailed list of respondents, while the others mentioned the action more generally. All noted the court’s move in response to a petition challenging the closure, and all linked the closure to the PTI protest.

## Same story from 5 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Business Recorder** — [IHC issues notices in response to plea against closure of Motorway (M-1)](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40441656/ihc-issues-notices-in-response-to-plea-against-closure-of-motorway-m-1) · 29 Sep 2026, 4:55 AM PKT
  > ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued notices in a petition filed against the closure of the Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway (M-1), seeking the court’s directions for reopening of the blocked routes for lawyers, litigants and emergency services. A single bench of Justice Muhammad Asif on Monday heard a petition filed by Advocate Mian Shafqat Jan, a lawyer of the Supreme Court, against th...
- **Pakistan Today** — [IHC seeks replies on Peshawar Motorway closure amid PTI march](https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/09/28/ihc-seeks-replies-on-peshawar-motorway-closure-amid-pti-march) · 28 Sep 2026, 9:29 PM PKT · 73% identical wording to the newest filing
  > IHC seeks replies on closure of Peshawar Motorway amid PTI march
- **Minute Mirror** — [IHC seeks response over Peshawar motorway closure](https://minutemirror.com.pk/ihc-seeks-response-over-peshawar-motorway-closure-636846/) · 28 Sep 2026, 8:39 PM PKT · 78% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The Islamabad High Court has sought responses from senior government officials over the closure of the Peshawar Motorway ahead of a planned
- **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [IHC seeks replies over closure of Peshawar Motorway](https://www.app.com.pk/national/ihc-seeks-replies-over-closure-of-peshawar-motorway/) · 28 Sep 2026, 7:10 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday issued the respondents for comments in a petition challenging closure of Peshawar Motorway in wake of the march of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
- **The Express Tribune** — [IHC seeks govt's response over Peshawar motorway closure ahead of PTI protest](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2631900/ihc-seeks-govts-response-over-peshawar-motorway-closure-ahead-of-pti-protest) · 28 Sep 2026, 2:14 PM PKT · 76% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Issues notices to interior secretary, communications secretary, Islamabad chief commissioner and other respondents

## Part of a bigger story

Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology).

- [Lawyer challenges Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway closure in court](https://harzaviya.com/stories/10670-lawyer-petitions-ihc-against-islamabad-peshawar-mo) · 26 Sep 2026 · 5 outlets · 87% related
- [IHC hears petition over Peshawar Motorway closure amid PTI protest](https://harzaviya.com/stories/11197-ihc-questions-peshawar-motorway-closure-ahead-of-pti-protest) · 28 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 85% related
- [IHC handles legal proceedings over PTI's planned Sept 27 march](https://harzaviya.com/stories/7141-ihc-to-hear-plea-against-pti-s-september-27-prot) · 13 Sep 2026 · 14 outlets · 6 developments · 77% related
- [Security measures intensify in Islamabad ahead of PTI protest](https://harzaviya.com/stories/10025-peshawar-islamabad-motorway-m-1-to-close-from-11pm) · 25 Sep 2026 · 15 outlets · 3 developments · 75% related
- [IHC issues ruling on PTI's planned long march to Islamabad](https://harzaviya.com/stories/9260-ihc-rules-blocking-public-roads-for-political-marches) · 19 Sep 2026 · 5 outlets · 75% related

5 articles from 5 outlets, 28–29 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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