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Supportive organisations call on UN to halt forced expulsion of Journalist
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Meanwhile, following Pakistan's decision to expel nearly 1.7 million foreign nationals, primarily Afghans, schools teaching Afghan children in Pakistan have started closing their doors for them.
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Pakistan: Illegal Afghan immigrants to be housed in Karachi, Sukkur for d
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Sindh government has decided to set up 'housing facilities' in Karachi and Sukkur to lodge illegal Afghan immigrants before their deportation, Dawn reported.
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Pak: Over 1,700 Afghan immigrants held in ongoing crackdown
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The caretaker Home Minister retired Brigadier Haris Nawaz, disclosed this information while also announcing plans for the deportation of all undocumented immigrants living in Sindh.
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'Pakistan holds sovereign right to expel any individuals, including Afghan
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Amid the ongoing row between Pakistan and Afghanistan over Afghan immigrants, Balochistan's Caretaker Information Minister Jan Achakzai said that Pakistan holds the sovereign right to expel any individuals, including those from Afghanistan if necessary, reported ARY News.
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Kabul urges Pakistan to 'reconsider' deportation of over one million Afgha
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Following Islamabad's decision, the Pakistani police have started detaining Afghan immigrants in several cities of Pakistan.
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United Nations opposes Pakistan ultimatum to evict over one million Afghan
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to the latest UN figures, some 1.3 million Afghans enjoy the status of registered refugees, while another 880,000 have legal status to stay in Pakistan. At least 700 Afghans have been arrested since early September in Karachi alone, and hundreds more in other cities, police figures
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Pakistan to deport 1.1 million illegal immigrants, including Afghan refuge
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Effective November 1, 2023, Pakistan will implement a "single-document system" at all border checkpoints with Afghanistan.
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Iran deported 43,000 illegal Afghan immigrants in past month: Report
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Iran deported 43,000 Afghan illegal immigrants back to their country, the Taliban-led Refugees and Repatriation Department said.
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Iran deports more than 4,700 Afghan migrants
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
An Iranian border commander said 4,767 "illegal" Afghan immigrants have reportedly been sent back to Afghanistan through the Milak border crossing in Sistan and Baluchistan in the past 24 hours.
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More than 2.5 Afghan immigrants reside in Pakistan, says Afghan envoy
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Consul General of Afghanistan in Karachi, Abdul Jabar Takhari said that more than 2.5 million Afghan immigrants are living in Pakistan, out of which 300,000 lack legal documents, reported Tolo News.
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Afghan refugees in Pakistan face numerous challenges: Report
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In spite of the refugees having the United Nations Higher Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) certificate, Pakistani police and other relevant agencies continue detaining and incarcerating Afghan refugees.
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Afghanistan embassy in Islamabad urges Pak government to stop arrest of re
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
274 Afghans are detained in Sindh state prisons, according to Abdul Jabar Takhari, the general consul of Afghanistan in Karachi, who also indicated that efforts are being undertaken to liberate them.
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