Overview
- Justice Jawad Hassan issued the order at the Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi bench on October 20 after a formal hearing.
- NADRA’s verification board confirmed Arshad Khan and his family as Pakistani citizens, leading to reinstatement of his CNIC.
- The court accepted his petition and disposed of the case following NADRA’s compliance and verification.
- Authorities had previously blocked his CNIC and passport after declaring him Afghan, a claim the verification process rejected.
- Khan expressed gratitude to the court, his counsel Umar Ijaz Gilani, and NADRA following the decision.