SWABI: The Razaar Tehsil Judicial Complex has been made functional after a prolonged delay of 16 years.

Razaar was given tehsil status by the then Awami National Party government, and work on the building of the judicial complex was completed in 2008. However, after general elections 2013, the district politics was dominated by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and its leaders did not show any interest to make the judicial complex functional.

A meeting of the lawyers on Saturday marked the functioning of the building.

District bar president Mohammad Sagheer Khan Advocate and Mian Abdul Salam Bacha, member of Chota Lahor tehsil bar, chaired the meeting.

The lawyers appreciated the role of former chief justice of Peshawar High Court Justice Mohammad Ibrahim Khan for playing role in making the judicial complex functional. They also welcomed the appointed of a civil judge.

The lawyers passed a resolution, demanding of PHC Chief Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim Khan and the provincial government to appoint more judges to Swabi.

A committee was constituted to work for solution to problems of the lawyers’ community.

Published in Dawn, April 28th, 2024