{
  "id": 4102084,
  "title": "Islamabad High Court judge questions legal status of Afghan students",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/islamabad-high-court-judge-questions-legal-status-of-afghan-students-4102084",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T03:46:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2025817/islamabad-high-court-judge-questions-legal-status-of-afghan-students"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/high-court-freezes-legal-proceedings-against-former-idf-legal-chief",
        "published": "2026-08-29T02:54:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Islamabad High Court judge questions legal status of Afghan students",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/islamabad-high-court-judge-questions-legal-status-of-afghan-students",
        "published": "2026-08-29T03:46:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Certificates ‘property’ of students, can’t deny it citing ‘unpaid fees’: Telangana High Court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/certificates-property-of-students-cant-deny-it-citing-unpaid-fees",
        "published": "2026-08-29T05:01:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}