PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court Bar Association (PHCBA) on Friday expressed grave concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in the country, especially Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

A general body meeting of the association, chaired by its president Ameenur Rehman Yousafzai, condemned the martyrdom of religious scholar Maulana Hafiz Muhammad Idrees and demanded that all available resources be utilised to eliminate anti-state elements and terrorists.

The meeting was addressed by member of the Pakistan Bar Council Naveed Akhter, the association’s general secretary Ashfaq Ahmed Daudzai, information secretary Malik Nauman (secretary information), Musarratullah Khan, Ziaur Rehman, Jehanzeb Shinwari and others.

While paying tributes to Maulana Idrees, the speakers highlighted his academic services describing his martyrdom as an irreparable loss not only for the province but for the entire Islamic world.

They expressed concern over the incidents of terrorism in Pakistan in general and KP in particular, calling upon the law enforcement agencies to use all means to crush both internal and external enemies.

The lawyers pledged their full support to the government institutions in the long-standing pursuit of peace.

Moreover, on the first anniversary of the success of Marka-i-Haq, the speakers praised the professional expertise, sacrifices, and unwavering resolve of the armed forces in defending the country.

They reaffirmed that they stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the security forces and warned that any future aggression from India would be met with a befitting response.

The participants reiterated their commitment that any aggression against Pakistan’s sovereignty and integrity — whether from India or any other country — would receive a crushing reply.

The meeting also lauded Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts to promote peace in the Iran-US conflict.

Published in Dawn, May 9th, 2026