Islamabad High Court judge questions legal status of Afghan students

Islamabad High Court judge questions legal status of Afghan students

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court has raised important legal questions over the maintainability of a constitutional petition seeking extension of visas for 87 Afghan students currently residing in Pakistan on student visas. Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro raised questions regarding the legal status of the Afghan students as well as the authority of their lawyer to represent them before the court. During the hearing, the judge questioned the petitioner’s counsel about the circumstances in whic...

By [email protected] (Malik Asad)