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J&K High Court Orders Return of Pakistani Woman Deported After Pahalgam Attack

Repatriation must occur within ten days under the court’s humanitarian ruling, with a compliance report set for July 1.

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The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has instructed the Union home ministry to repatriate a 63-year-old woman, who was deported to Pakistan, following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
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J&K High Court (Photo:ANI)

Overview

  • Justice Rahul Bharti ruled on June 6 that Rakshanda Rashid’s forced deportation required urgent reversal, citing her long-term visa status and lack of a proper removal order.
  • The High Court directed the Ministry of Home Affairs to repatriate the 63-year-old within ten days and file a compliance report by July 1.
  • Rashid had lived in Jammu with her husband and two children for 38 years on a long-term visa and holds a pending citizenship application dating to 1996.
  • Her family warns that she faces multiple health issues and has no relatives in Pakistan to care for her after being sent to Lahore on April 30.
  • The ruling highlights tensions between national security measures after the April 22 Pahalgam attack, which left 26 people dead, and the rights of long-established foreign residents.