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LHC extends stay against deportation of Afghan students

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The Newspaper's Staff Reporter. (2026, October 17). LHC extends stay against deportation of Afghan students. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2037681/lhc-extends-stay-against-deportation-of-afghan-students

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Dawn · collected 2026-10-17 · by The Newspaper's Staff Reporter

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On Friday, the Lahore High Court extended a stay against the deportation of over 30 Afghan medical students and allowed them to continue their studies temporarily, pending further review by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC). The court's decision came after petitioners challenged PMDC notifications issued on July 31 and September 1 that ordered the students' return to Afghanistan. The judge granted more time for the PMDC to submit a written reply and adjourned the hearing until a future date, specifying that the Afghan students can remain in Pakistan as long as they meet visa requirements.
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The Lahore High Court on Friday extended a stay against the expulsion and deportation of Afghan medical students, granting the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) more time to submit its reply. Justice Khalid Ishaq heard petitions filed by over 30 Afghan students challenging PMDC notifications issued on July 31 and September 1 that directed them to leave the country. A counsel for the PMDC told the court that the prime minister's office had instructed relevant authorities to allow the Afghan students to continue their studies provided they meet visa and immigration requirements. The judge adjourned the hearing until a future date, extending its order to prevent the deportation of these students.

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Topics

Afghan LAHORE PMDC The Lahore High Court the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council

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Afghan NORP · 4× PMDC ORG · 4× Dawn ORG · 1× Khalid Ishaq PERSON · 1× LAHORE GPE · 1× Syed Mubeenul Fatti PERSON · 1× The Lahore High Court ORG · 1× the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council ORG · 1×

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A counsel for the PMDC told the court that the prime minister office had issued a direction to the relevant authorities to allow the Afghan students to continue their studies subject to valid visa and immigration requirements.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-17
2026-10-17 · Dawn
LHC extends stay against deportation of Afghan students · assertive framing

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The Lahore High Court on Friday extended a stay against expulsion and deportation of Afghan medical students and granted the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) more time to submit its reply. asserted
Court → extend → reply
Justice Khalid Ishaq heard the petitions filed by over 30 Afghan students, including Syed Mubeenul Fatti, challenging the PMDC notifications. asserted
Ishaq → hear → notifications
A counsel for the PMDC told the court that the prime minister office had issued a direction to the relevant authorities to allow the Afghan students to continue their studies subject to valid visa and immigration requirements. asserted
students → tell → requirements
When the judge asked about the written reply, the counsel sought time to submit it. asserted
counsel → ask → it
The judge accepted the request and adjourned the hearing for a date to be fixed by the office. asserted
judge → accept → office
He also extended its order restraining the authorities from deporting the students. asserted
He → extend → students
The petitioners stated that notifications for their deportation had been issued on July 31 and Sept 1. asserted
notifications → state → July
They challenged the notifications and asked the court to declare them illegal and set them aside. asserted
them → challenge → them
The court had on Sept 11 suspended the operation of the PMDC directives ordering Afghan medical students to return to the neighbouring country. asserted
court → suspend → country
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