Jammu, June 24 -- The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has directed the Union government to facilitate the return of a woman, Rakshanda Rashid, who was deported to Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack in April.

Rashid, who had been residing in Jammu for 38 years with her husband and children, was among several Pakistani nationals deported after the Indian government suspended visa services for Pakistanis in response to the attack.

Rashid, who had been living in India under a Long Term Visa (LTV), approached the High Court in April, challenging her deportation. Her case was scheduled for hearing on April 30, the same day she was deported. In its order on June 6, the Court considered her husband's claim that Rashid has no fa...