LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) issued an order on Monday to halt Saddam Hussain’s potential deportation, marking a significant legal development.<\/p>\n
The ruling was made in response to a petition that the Afghan national’s wife, Fauzia Muhammad, had filed to stop her husband’s impending deportation.<\/p>\n
Born in Pakistan, Fauzia Muhammad has been married to Saddam Hussain for a period of six years.<\/p>\n
Hussain received a call from the police telling him to leave Pakistan, which coincided with the official policy of sending Afghan nationals living in the nation back to their country of origin.<\/p>\n
This call prompted the court to intervene.<\/p>\n
It is important to remember that Pakistan does not grant birthright citizenship to Afghan nationals. Saddam Hussain has applied to become a citizen through the Ministry of Interior, despite being married to a Pakistani national.<\/p>\n
His application is still pending.<\/p>\n
The case’s judge, A. B. Najafi, made a significant move when he stopped the federal government from deporting Fauzia Muhammad’s husband.<\/p>\n
As Hussain is waiting on the Ministry of Interior to decide on his citizenship application, Justice Najafi has demanded a response by December 21st from the federal government and other pertinent authorities.<\/p>\n