PESHAWAR    -   Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice (CJ) Qaisar Rasheed, in his remarks the other day, ex­pressed displeasure over politi­cal gatherings in educational in­stitutions.

The PHC CJ said that holding political gatherings inside the ed­ucational institutions was much regrettable as these institutions were specific for imparting edu­cation to students and not for po­litical clout or power exhibition.

Educational institutions where our future builders are studying, must be kept clear of politics, the CJ said and added that if one party holds political gatherings inside a college or school then other polit­ical parties will also do the same that may badly affect the environ­ment of academic institutions.

Talking about protest dem­onstration at Assembly Chowk and in front of the High Court, CJ Qaisar Rasheed said such dem­onstration must not be allowed as it badly disrupts the vehicular traffic system in the entire city.

The CJ asked that what the departments concerned were doing? He directed the advocate general to inform the provincial government about the concern of the court in this regard.

The Advocate General KP, Shu­mail Butt, told the court that the IGP KP and administration would be informed about this issue. He said a meeting with the chief sec­retary was also due in this con­nection. The CJ said that it was the failure of the administration as these protestors did not come through parachutes, adding the protestors should be stopped before they reach the Assembly Chowk and in front of the High Court. He said protests at this busy crossing must not be al­lowed at any cost