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Baluchistan High Court admits petition against Afghan repatriation drive
The petition further argued that Afghans married to Pakistani citizens qualify for nationality under the Pakistan Citizenship Act of 1951, and that mass expulsions violate several constitutional protections, including the rights to life, equality, and education.
The Baluchistan High Court on Monday admitted a constitutional petition challenging the government’s ongoing repatriation of Afghan refugees and summoned federal and provincial authorities to respond.
A two-judge bench, led by Chief Justice Rozi Khan Bareach and Justice Sardar Ahmed Halimi, heard the plea filed by Advocate Syed Nazir Agha. He requested the court to suspend the repatriation campaign for six months, arguing that it was causing severe hardships for Afghan families living in Pakistan.
Agha told the court that thousands of Afghan children are currently studying in schools and colleges across Baluchistan and are only months away from their annual examinations. Forcing them to leave now, he said, would disrupt their education.
He also warned that many Afghan families risk losing property and livelihoods built over decades in the province.
The petition further argued that Afghans married to Pakistani citizens qualify for nationality under the Pakistan Citizenship Act of 1951, and that mass expulsions violate several constitutional protections, including the rights to life, equality, and education.
The court, after initial arguments, declared the petition admissible and issued notices to the respondents, which include the federal interior secretary, the Ministry of States and Frontier Regions, the Baluchistan chief secretary, and senior security officials.
The petition comes against the backdrop of Pakistan’s nationwide repatriation campaign, launched in late 2023, which has seen hundreds of thousands of Afghans—both documented and undocumented—return across the border. Authorities say the policy is aimed at addressing security concerns, but rights groups have criticized it as hasty and harmful to vulnerable communities, particularly women and children.
The case will be taken up again at the next scheduled hearing once the government submits its written replies.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday that security risks in Central Asia and developments in Afghanistan are among the primary concerns for the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
The CSTO is a regional military alliance that includes Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.
Speaking in Moscow during a meeting with CSTO Secretary-General Taalatbek Masadykov, Lavrov described the region’s security challenges as “central” to the organization’s agenda.
“The problems that are currently among the central ones for the CSTO are new challenges and threats. I am referring to the situation in the Central Asian region of collective security, as well as everything related to what is happening in Afghanistan,” he said.
He praised Masadykov as “one of the leading experts” on Central Asian security, noting that his experience could enhance coordination and increase the effectiveness of allied actions.
Similar to NATO, the CSTO considers an attack on one member state as an attack on all.
Countries in the region have always expressed concern about security threats from Afghanistan. The Islamic Emirate, however, has dismissed these concerns and assured that it will not allow Afghanistan’s soil to be used against another country.
The Ministry of Higher Education of Afghanistan has announced that the leader of the Islamic Emirate has approved the establishment of a faculty dedicated to “Prophetic Medicine.”
According to the ministry, this new faculty will play a vital role in advancing medical sciences and training skilled healthcare professionals across the country.
Afghanistan’s Minister of Borders and Tribal Affairs, Noorullah Noori, has announced that the long-delayed demarcation and renovation of border markers along the Afghanistan–Iran frontier will officially begin in the near future.
According to a statement from the ministry, Noori made the remarks during a meeting with Iran’s ambassador to Kabul, Ali-Reza Bikdeli.
He assured the Iranian side that the Islamic Emirate is fully committed to accelerating the process and resolving any challenges that may arise during implementation.
In a separate statement, the Iranian Embassy in Kabul said Bikdeli underscored the importance of bilateral cooperation on border issues, describing it as a key factor in strengthening and expanding overall relations between the two countries.
Officials from both sides agreed nearly three months ago to resume the border-marker renovation project, which had remained stalled for the past seven years.
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