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Foreigners' Act not for people from PoK: Court
The Morning Standard
|January 31, 2026
IN a significant judgment, a court in Jammu and Kashmir has ruled that Pakistan-occupied Kasmir (PoK) is not part of Pakistan but an integral part of India that has been illegally occupied.
It further noted that the provisions of the Foreigners Act, hence, cannot be applied to persons allegedly coming from that region.
This story is from the January 31, 2026 edition of The Morning Standard.
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