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ISLAMABAD:
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a verdict of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) which had granted Pakistani citizenship to an Afghan man on the basis of his marriage to a Pakistani woman.
A three-member bench headed by Justice Shahid Waheed heard the case relating to issuance of Pakistan Origin Card (POC) to the Afghan national. During the proceedings, Additional Attorney General (AAG) Rana Asadullah informed the court that the federal government had already challenged the PHC decision of December 1, 2023. He said the High Court had ruled that if an Afghan man marries a Pakistani woman, he should be eligible for POC and citizenship.
