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Islamabad High Court verdict over US blogger Cynthia D Ritchie

Islamabad High Court verdict over US blogger Cynthia D Ritchie

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) link hasordered that the US blogger Cynthia D Ritchie will stay in Pakistan tillthe next hearing and sought the interior ministry for providing records ofpersons deported from Pakistan so far, on Tuesday.

The Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court (IHC)link JusticeAthar Minallah conducted the hearing of a case related to non-issuance ofvisa to the US blogger Cynthia D Ritchie. Deputy Attorney General (DAG)Syed Muhammad Tayyab Shah also appeared in the hearing for representing theCentre.

The blogger’s counsel told the court that Cynthia was not involved in anyillegal activity during her stay in Pakistan in accordance with the reportof the secretary interior. During the hearing, Ritchie also recordedstatements related to the cases filed against her.