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Summary The Supreme Court had already declared that verdicts issued by private jirgas as illegal, CJP said.
The Supreme Court on Monday took suo moto notice of the alleged killing of five women in Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa following an death decree issued by a local jirga (tribal court).Clerics at a local jirga had allegedly issued orders for the killing of the women and two men after a mobile video emerged of them singing and dancing at a wedding in a remote village.Taking notice of the incident, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry ordered Attorney General Irfan Qadir to collect details of the incident from provincial Chief Secretary.Chief Justice also directed AG to gather details about the five girls, who were sentenced to death by the local cleric, and submit a report to the court.The chief justice reiterated that the Supreme Court had already declared that verdicts issued by private jirgas as illegal.The apex court has issued notices to Commissioner Hazara Division, DPO Kohistan and DIG Hazara to appear before the court.The case hearing will resume on June 6.
