Supreme Court of Pakistan rejects request for action on PTI protest deaths

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has rejected a request to take suo motu notice of fatalities during a recent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protest. The request was made by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s additional advocate general during a hearing on a separate case. At least three Rangers and two police officers were reported dead, while PTI claims eight of its members also died. The court stated it cannot address issues not formally presented before it. Following a crackdown by law enforcement, PTI announced a temporary suspension of its protest. Government officials criticized the protest as a failure, with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi highlighting the chaos and damage caused.