Peshawar High Court Rejection of Afghan General and Former PPS Agent's Petition Against Arrest and Deportation.

Former Afghan general Baryalai Sharifi and former Presidential Protective Service special agent Abdul Mujeeb Ghairat filed petitions with the Peshawar High Court to stop their possible arrest and deportation. They said they were Afghan nationals who entered Pakistan on valid visas and had received threats from the current Taliban regime. The bench, made up of Justices Wiqar Ahmad and Kamran Hayat Miankhel, rejected both petitions. The court said the case was built only on a "mere apprehension" that the petitioners might be arrested or deported in the future. No specific order, notification or action from the government had been challenged. In Sharifi’s case, the counsel also noted that Sharifi had served as a general in the former Afghan National Army, his wife was an assistant doctor in the previous PPS, and his son worked as a training‑camp guard. Sharifi had approached the Society for Human Rights and Prisoners’ Aid for pre‑screening in a possible protection and resettlement process. The court held that such concerns do not give rise to an enforceable right under the Constitution. Ghairat’s petition similarly claimed that, because of his former service in the presidential protective unit, he and his family could face danger if returned to Afghanistan. He and his family were on valid visas and had applied online for renewal. The court found that decisions about visas, extensions or deportations are governed by statutory rules and lie with executive authorities, not the judiciary. Both petitions were dismissed, and no writ was issued to compel the government to grant protection or alter the petitioners’ immigration status. The ruling confirms that matters of foreign nationals’ stay and visas remain the domain of executive lawmakers rather than the high court.