Pakistan had arrested an Indian citizen 11 years ago.
After which orders were given to deport that Indian citizen back. Despite court orders, Pakistan could not do this.
For this, the Sindh High Court scolded the Pakistani Home Ministry. The court warned that the concerned secretary would be called to explain how his department was dealing with such cases.
A single bench of Justice Mohammad Karim Khan Aga of the Sindh High Court on Friday directed the Home Ministry to appoint an officer well-versed with the facts of the case or file a compliance report during the next hearing, Dawn newspaper reported on Saturday. Gave.
Mobina Town police station had arrested a man named Abdul Mughani near Abul Hasan Ispahani Road in 2013 and booked him under various provisions of the Foreigners Act. A sessions court had sentenced him to six months in jail in 2017.
The accused had filed an appeal before the Sindh High Court against his sentence. The report said that during the hearing, the court said that the appellant is an Indian citizen, while the Home Ministry could not confirm his nationality due to lack of efforts.
The bench said that since the appellant has served his sentence, the Jail Superintendent was directed to make arrangements for his deportation back to his country through the Home Department. On Friday, a section official of the ministry said his deportation did not take place due to some procedural issues.
“I find it quite extraordinary that even after a lapse of seven years, the Home Ministry has not been able to confirm whether the appellant is an Indian citizen or not,” Justice Aga said in his order.
Prima facie the reason for this is the lack of efforts on the part of the Home Ministry.” The court said, “It is expected that on the next date of hearing, the Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs will send an officer well acquainted with the facts of the case or file his compliance report through the DAG (Deputy Attorney General) in respect of the deportation of the appellant “