IHC dismisses petition against Bhara Kahu bypass on QAU land

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has dismissed a petition against the construction of Bhara Kahu Bypass on the Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) land.

As per details, the IHC bench dismissed the plea against the construction of Bhara Kahu Bypass on QAU land. A single bench of IHC comprising Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb announced the verdict on the plea filed by five faculty members of QAU.

The TLTP learnt that moreover, the court also disposed of the stay order on the construction of Bhara Kahu bypass project passing through the land of the QAU Islamabad.

Earlier, Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif performed the groundbreaking of Bhara Kahu bypass in Islamabad. The 5.4-kilometer-long bypass including 1350 meters long overhead bridge will be completed in three months.

The five-kilometre road, including one kilometre flyover, will start from the Murree Road near the Quaid-i-Azam University stop and culminate on the same road near the Jugi bus stop adjacent to the Punjab Cash and Carry, from where the flyover will start and then end outside the Bhara Kahu Bazaar towards Murree.

In this matter, the petitioners Dr Azizur Rehman, Ilhan Niaz, Aqeel Bukhari, and associate professors Asif Ali and Amir Ali filed the petition through their counsel Kashif Ali Malik.

The counsel said that the bypass was being constructed in close proximity to the residential colony of the university and the construction of a road passing through the university will also expose the students, faculty and staff to security risks.