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Pakistan courts suspend order expelling Afghan medical students

Issued directives allowing Afghan students on approved programs with valid visas to stay

Pakistan's medical regulator ordered Afghan students in medical and dental programs to leave in late July. Courts in Lahore, Sindh, Islamabad, Peshawar and Balochistan have blocked or paused the order, and the prime minister's office says students on government-sponsored programs with valid visas can stay.

Updated 11 hours ago