Pakistani seeking refuge may be denied stay in Canada

A woman, who fled Pakistan in 2011 to escape her daughter's abusive ex-husband, may have to return soon.

CBC News reports, that Khurshid Begun Awan's stay in Montreal may be numbered as her husband was deported back to Lahore this past April.

Khurshid's daughter, Tahira, who immigrated to Montreal in 2009 has been sending money back to Lahore to keep her ex-husband from harming her parents. When the situation deteriorated her family joined her in Montreal.

Tahira's ex-husband is a prominent member of the religious community in Lahore, Pakistan's largest city.

Khurshid has suffered a panic attack and a heart attack in previous attempts from the Canadian Border Services Agency to deport her.

A human rights lawyer representing the family has stated that if deported, Khurshid will most probably die.