The Peshawar High Court deferred a hearing concerning Afghan artists seeking protection from deportation to February 18. The musicians, fearing persecution in Afghanistan, argue their situation as ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani court on Friday stopped the deportation of 150 Afghan musicians and singers for at least two months, ordering authorities not to expel or force them to return ...

When the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in 2021, they quickly banned music, declaring it un-Islamic. Musicians faced threats, raids, and the destruction of their instruments. “Our homes were ...

The Peshawar High Court issued a two-page interim order on Friday preventing the forced repatriation of around 150 Afghan singers and musicians who fled to Pakistan after the Taliban’s return to power ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani court ...