PHC approached for judicial probe into May 9 riots

• KP govt says chief justice requested to depute judge for the purpose
• Punjab info minister says all characters in ‘rebellion’ already stand exposed

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunk­hwa government has initiated the process of making a written request to the chief justice of Peshawar High Court (PHC) to depute a judge for conducting a judicial inquiry into the May 9 riots.

Talking to Dawn, KP government’s spokesperson Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif said that the process to conduct...