ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court quashed a plea Wednesday seeking the return of stranded Pakistani pilgrims in Iran amid the coronavirus outbreak, declaring it non-maintainable, Geo News reported. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the plea submitted by Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen leader Syed Nasir Abbas Sherazi. The petitioner had pleaded that thousands of Pakistani pilgrims are stranded in Iran and the impression is being created here that all the problems related to coronavirus in the country are due to them. To which the court inquired if the petitioner had approached the Foreign Office in this connection. Justice Minallah remarked: “Trust the government as the entire world is facing the coronavirus pandemic”. The IHC top judge asked the petitioner to approach the authorities concerned over the matter as it falls under the domain of foreign ministry.
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