The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has temporarily halted the deportation of 14 Afghan medical and dental students enrolled at colleges across Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.

A two-member bench comprising Justice Waqar Ahmad and Justice Farah Jamshed issued notices to the relevant authorities and directed them to submit written responses within 14 days. The court adjourned the case until October 12.

The students told the court that they had been admitted to medical and dental colleges under the Afghan quota through the prescribed legal process. They said Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission (HEC) had also issued them no-objection certificates (NOCs) to facilitate their visa applications.

The case follows decisions by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) on July 31 and September 1 to cancel the admissions of Afghan students and direct them to return to Afghanistan as part of Pakistan’s ongoing repatriation policy.

The students’ lawyer argued that the PMDC decisions were issued without prior notice and conflicted with the NOCs previously granted by the HEC.

He also referred to a similar ruling by the Lahore High Court, which suspended PMDC orders affecting Afghan medical students.

Pending further proceedings, the Peshawar High Court has directed that the 14 students be allowed to continue their education while their case is under consideration.

په افغانستان کې د ملګرو ملتونو د مرستندوی ماموریت دفتر (یوناما) ویلي، چې په کونړ ولایت کې د پاکسني پوځیانو د هوايي بریدونو له کبله لږ تر لږه درې ملکي وګړي، چې یو سړی، یوه ښځه او یوه نجلۍ دي؛ «شهیدان» شوي او څلور نور ټپیان دي.

یوناما ویلي، چې دغه پېښه د دوشنبې پر ورځ( د سپټمبر یوویشتمه) سهار وختي شوې او د دغو بریدونو له کبله څلور نور ملکي وګړي هم ټپیان دي.

د ملګرو ملتونو دې بنسټ زیاته کړې، چې د ۲۰۲۶ز.کال له پیل راپدېخوا په افغانستان کې د وسله‌وال تاوتریخوالي له کبله د ملکي وګړو د مرګ او ژوبې څه باندې ۱۱۰۰ پېښې ثبت شوې دي.

یوناما یو ځل بیا له ښکېلو لوریو غوښتي، چې نړیوال بشري قوانین رعایت کړي او د ملکي وګړو د مرګ‌ او ژوبلې د مخنیوي لپاره اړین ګامونه پورته کړي.