Overview
- The Islamabad High Court, in a written order Friday, vacated the August 1, 2024 injunction that had halted recruitment across federal bodies and the police.
- The bench directed the Inspector General of Islamabad Police to start a fresh hiring drive under the existing policy framework.
- The court said applicants who exceeded age limits because of the long delay should be allowed to compete in the new process.
- All new appointments will be provisional, a common court practice that lets services staff up while a case is still pending.
- The order noted the Advocate General’s challenge to the petition’s maintainability and his warning about security risks from stalled police hiring, and it recorded the petitioner’s request for more time to argue.