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Turks in Pakistan challenge their expulsion order in court
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Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (right) receives Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Islamabad, Pakistan, Nov. 16, 2016. (Press Information Department via AP/-)
Pakistan's order for 400 Turkish nationals to leave the country within 72 hours is being challenged in court.
The Turkish nationals include staff at the Pak-Turk International school chain and their family members. Ankara has accused the school of links with the movement of US-based dissident cleric Fethullah Gulen, which Pak-Turk denies.
School officials say the petition is being heard in court on Thursday. They spoke on condition of anonymity fearing for their security when they return to Turkey.
(Read also: Pakistan orders 400 Turks to leave ahead of Erdogan's visit)
The move comes as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting Pakistan. Erdogan has accused Gulen supporters of staging a failed July 15 coup.
Pakistani police officer Adnan Naseer says hundreds of Pak-Turk students have blocked the main road in the eastern city of Lahore to protest the expulsion orders.
