In its reserved order, the court has also directed the PTI to make fire safety arrangements in the building in a week.

The court has also declared the Capital Development Authority’s sealing of the PTI office as “invalid”.

The PTI has agreed with the CDA authorities on 10 types of administrative arrangements, including installing fire extinguishing equipment on every floor, a fire pump on the roof, a separate water tank, and a manual alarm system, it added.

The court also ordered the installation of gas detectors in the building’s kitchen and the display of emergency numbers for safety. The building’s electrical wiring would also be properly checked.

At one point during the hearing, Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz stated that “a political party’s office cannot be sealed in this manner.”