QUETTA: A division bench of the Balochistan High Court has dismissed three constitutional petit­ions filed against the bifurcation of Lasbela district and the establishment of new Hub district by the Ba­­lochistan government, on Thursday.

These petitions challen­ged the decision of the Ba­­lo­­chistan government reg­arding the formation of a new district and the bifurcation of the Lasbela district last year.

The order noted that all the petitioners have challenged the impugned notification issued by the senior member of the Board of Revenue on the order of the Balochistan government.

The court said that the pe­­titioners have failed to prove that the bifurcation of Lasbela district violates the law or demonstrate un­­­­fairness, unreasonableness, arbitrariness, or bad faith on the part of the government.

The petitioners have fai­led to show that creation of new district Hub by division of district Lasbela by the Balochistan government is infraction of law or warranting judicial review of the same by this court under Article 199 of the Constitution, it said.

Published in Dawn, June 23rd, 2023