Lawyers challenge registration of cases against Afghans under Foreigners Act

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https://www.dawn.com/news/1985371?utm_source=chatgpt.com PESHAWAR: Two lawyers moved Peshawar High Court on Wednesday to challenge registration of cases against registered Afghan refugees under Foreigners Act and their repatriation by law enforcement agencies. A petition as jointly filed by senior lawyers Mohammad Muazzam Butt and Bassam Ahmad Siddiqui, requesting the court to declare as unconstitutional and illegal the actions of respondents including federal and provincial governments in registering FIRs under Section 14 of Foreigners Act against Afghan nationals holding Proof of Registration (PoR) card and Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) residing in Pakistan. The petitioners sought declaration of court that Afghan nationals holding ACC and POR cards residing...

11 June

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PHC asks govt to restrict activities of Afghans

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PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court has directed the federal and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governments to restrict the activities of Afghan refugees in the country in line with the law of the land. A bench consisting of Justice Lal Jan Khattak and Justice Mohammad Naeem Anwar disposed of a petition filed by senior lawyer Mohammad Moazam Butt, who sought its orders for the federal and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governments to regulate the life and work of Afghan refugees in the country and deport illegal refugees. In a two-page verdict, the bench ruled: “No one would disagree what the petitioner has averred in his petition that...

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Lawyers challenge registration of cases against Afghans under Foreigners Act

PHC asks govt to restrict activities of Afghans