{
  "id": 8299261,
  "title": "LHC extends suspension of PMDC directive for Afghan students’ return",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/lhc-extends-suspension-of-pmdc-directive-for-afghan-students-return",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T20:24:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1554969/lhc-extends-suspension-of-pmdc-directive-for-afghan-students-return/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Lahore High Court has extended the suspension of a directive by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) that required Afghan medical students enrolled in medical colleges across Punjab to return to Afghanistan. According to the Daily Times, Justice Khalid Ishaq heard petitions filed by several Afghan medical students, including male and female students enrolled in different medical colleges in Punjab.\n\nThe PMDC had issued a letter to academic institutes stating that no facilitation of Afghan nationals was permitted for the current academic session and that Afghans previously enrolled in medical or dental programs in Pakistan were required to return to Afghanistan.\n\nA student, Mubin Ulfati, a 24-year-old final-year student in Lahore, expressed confidence that the court would rule in their favour, citing education as a primary human right. The next hearing date was not fixed.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Pakistan court stops expulsion of Afghan medical students",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/pakistan-court-stops-expulsion-of-afghan-medical-students",
        "published": "2026-09-18T14:48:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}