"This suicide bombing also connects to across the border [in Afghanistan]; the planning of this terrorism [act] was done in Afghanistan. Terrorists and their facilitators were also being controlled from Afghanistan and the suicide bomber was also an Afghan [national]," he added.
An inquiry has been initiated against the police officials on the Pakistan government's order to take disciplinary action against those found responsible following a complaint by the Afghan Embassy that some Afghans, who are living in Pakistan legally, faced harassment in which a child also
The Pakistan federal cabinet has extended the deadline for Afghan nationals to be deported to a country other than Afghanistan to February 29, 2024, as reported by Geo News.
The UN experts highlighted the alarming risk of human rights violations against Afghan nationals in Pakistan and urged for their protection, Khaama Press reported.
The information and culture department in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province issued a statement confirming the closure of the Torkham border for patients lacking proper documentation, including visas and passports.
The US embassy has issued letters to more than 25,000 Afghan nationals under the process of relocation to and resettlement in the US and shared their names with Pakistani authorities.