The bench directed the petroleum secretary and FIA director to appear before it to respond to the claims made by petitioners. APP/File
PESHAWAR: A Peshawar High Court bench on Thursday summoned the federal petroleum secretary and Federal Investigation Agency regional director over a petition of Karak residents seeking cancellation of the licence of an international oil and gas exploration company over the alleged theft of crude oil.
Chief Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan and Justice Syed Arshad Ali fixed Feb 2 for the next hearing into the joint petition of Mujahid Islam and 49 other residents of Banda Daud Shah tehsil.
The bench directed the petroleum secretary and FIA director to appear before it to respond to the claims made by petitioners.