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LHC bars Punjab medical colleges from expelling Afghan students

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  • The Lahore High Court has barred medical colleges in Punjab from expelling Afghan students.
  • A judge questioned the PMDC's move to expel students after four years of study.
  • The court has ordered that the students' exams should not be cancelled.

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The Lahore High Court has intervened on behalf of Afghan medical students facing expulsion from colleges in Punjab. Following directives from the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) ordering them to return to Afghanistan, 13 students petitioned the court. The LHC has now suspended the PMDC's orders, barring colleges from expelling the students or cancelling their exams, allowing them to resume their studies and return to their hostels.

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During a hearing, the LHC questioned the PMDC's rationale for expelling students after four years, with the judge remarking, "You might as well give these students the death penalty." The court has formally barred colleges from expelling the students or cancelling their exams.

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During a hearing on Friday, the Lahore High Court (LHC) questioned the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council's (PMDC) rationale for expelling Afghan students, with the presiding judge asking how they were granted visas if they lacked documents. Justice Khalid Ishaq observed that the students had already spent four years studying and questioned the timing of the decision to send them back.

The court noted the students should have been given an opportunity to present their case before any expulsion order was issued. In strong remarks, the judge questioned the treatment of the students, stating, "You might as well give these students the death penalty."

The court formally ordered that no Afghan medical student should be expelled from any medical college in Punjab and that no examination papers of such students should be cancelled. The hearing was adjourned until the following Friday.

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Dawn News

LHC suspends PMDC’s return orders for Afghan medical students

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday suspended the operation of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council’s (PMDC) directives ordering Afghan medical students to return to the neighbouring country. The decision came from Justice Khalid Ishaq,

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