ISLAMABAD:Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has restrained Peshawar High Court (PHC) from hearing the cases related to arrests under MPO till further orders.

Chief Justice (CJ) FCC Amin ud Din Khan said we are issuing notice to the respondents in this matter. The other respondents can file their petitions by seeing court's order.

A two members bench of FCC took up the case for hearing .

It is pertinent to mention here the matter of arrests of Sohail Afridi and others is pending hearing in Peshawar High Court (PHC).

Provincial government had challenged different orders of PHC in FCC.

Advocate General (AG) KP said high court cannot interfere in the areas of military operations under Article 245." High court cannot use 199.

Justice Aamer Farooq said several cases related to 199 come in high court daily . Will high court not hear the cases which come on daily basis.

Former Additional Advocate General (AAG) Shah Faisal Ilyas appeared on behalf of the counsel for the respondents during the hearing of the case.

Faisal Ilyas raised objection over court's order taking the plea court should hear us first before issuing stay order. The three objections of the provincial government can not be maintained.

CJ Amin ud Din Khan said " file your objection by reading our order.

High Court in its orders had restrained from making arrests under 3 MPO.

KP government had resorted to FCC against PHC interim order.