LHC bars Punjab medical colleges from expelling Afghan students

The Lahore High Court has barred Punjab medical colleges from expelling Afghan students during an ongoing legal dispute. According to Daily Times, Justice Khalid Ishaq issued the order on Friday while hearing petitions filed by more than 30 Afghan medical students.

The students had challenged decisions that could force them to leave their medical colleges. The court also suspended the operation of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council's directives ordering Afghan medical students to return to Afghanistan, as per Dawn - Pakistan. The directives were issued on September 1 and July 31.

The petitioners, including 13 Afghan students enrolled at institutions such as King Edward Medical University and Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Medical and Dental College, argued that the council's directives were "illegal and unconstitutional". Their lawyer, Advocate Asad Jamal, contended that the students' rights to education, life, and dignity had been violated.

Brief written by urgent.news from Daily Times, Dawn - Pakistan — 2 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.