Lawyers challenge registration of cases against Afghans under Foreigners Act

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...

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