Deportation of Pak woman put off on humanitarian ground

Deportation of a mother of four minor children hailing from Pakistan has been put off for time being on humanitarian consideration, a senior district police officer said today.
   
Deportation of 40-year-old Rehana Praveen has been suspended till decision of the government on the district administration plea to extend her visa, senior superintendent of police Praveen Kumar said.

Moved by predicament of the woman, the district adminstration had yesterday urged the government to allow her to stay with her family till decision on extending her visa was taken.
   
Ever since she received the order on Thursday last, the lady has been crying inconsolably for future of her four children, aged between one to eight.

In the order served by police she was asked to leave the country by today on expiry of her long term visa recently.
   
The woman, daughter of an Indian woman who is settled in Pakistan, was living in Kairana town here since her marriage to one Mohammad Saeed 11 years ago on the basis of long term visa. Decision on her prayer for Indian citizenship is pending.