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PTI boycotts NA, backs Sept 8 Balochistan shutter-down strike
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
PTI boycotted National Assembly proceedings on Friday, backing a Sept 8 shutter-down strike in Balochistan. The party urged the judiciary to hear appeals against the 26th Constitutional Amendment, called for suspension of Afghan refugee repatriation, and criticized the government for failing
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Rights groups call on Germany to take immediate action on Afghan refugees'
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Several human rights groups from across the world have jointly addressed a letter to Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, calling for immediate action to relocate over 2000 Afghan refugees from Pakistan, Khaama Press reported on Monday.
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Afghan refugees stranded in Pakistan as hopes to move to third country fad
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Hundreds of Afghan citizens, who previously held stable jobs in Afghanistan, remain stranded in Pakistan after their hopes of relocating to a third country were crushed following policy shifts in the United States and other nations, Geo News reported.
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'Where will we go?' Afghan mothers in Chagai live in terror as Pakistan pl
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Afghan refugee mothers in Pakistan's Chagai district fear forced deportation after their protective PoR cards expired. They face losing safety, education, and dignity in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, while aid cuts and police raids worsen conditions. Human rights groups condemn Pakistan's actio
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UNHCR urges Pakistan to halt Afghan refugee deportations over rights conce
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
UNHCR has urged Pakistan to stop deporting vulnerable Afghan refugees, warning that forced returns, especially of women, children, and the ill, could violate human rights. It called for exemptions and urged a humanitarian approach as deportations are set to begin from September 1, 2025.
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Pakistan to begin deportation of Afghan refugees with expired residency ca
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The decision was finalised during a high-level meeting held earlier this week, with officials citing rising security concerns and mounting pressure on national resources as the key drivers behind the move.
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UNHCR raises alarm over Pakistan's forced repatriation of Afghan refugees
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
"UNHCR remains particularly concerned about women and girls forced to return to a country where their human rights are at risk, as well as other groups who might be endangered." We call on the authorities to ensure that any return of Afghans to Afghanistan is voluntary, safe and dignified,"
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Pakistan announces formal repatriation of Afghan refugees to begin on Sept
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Pakistan government on Wednesday announced that the formal repatriation and deportation of over 1.3 million Afghan refugees holding Proof of Registration (PoR) cards will begin on September 1.
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Pakistan orders mass expulsion of legal Afghan refugees, UN warns of inter
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
In an alarming escalation, the Pakistani federal government has ordered the expulsion of over one million Afghan nationals legally residing in the country with Proof of Registration (PoR) cards. According to Dawn News, the Ministry of Interior issued a Special Regulatory Order (SRO) on July
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Afghan refugees in Pakistan face deportation fears as visa services halted
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Afghan refugees in Pakistan face rising fear of deportation and police harassment after visa extensions and PoR card renewals were suspended, Tolo News reported. Activists warn this could trigger a new humanitarian crisis as deportations continue and aid for returnees declines.
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Pakistan Interior Minister Naqvi says government will not extend Afghan re
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said Afghan refugee ID cards will not be renewed and deported individuals will be blacklisted from re-entry. The move, reported by Khaama Press, is part of stricter immigration policies, raising concerns from rights groups about the humanitarian impa
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Tajikistan begins forced deportation of Afghan refugees despite UNHCR prot
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Russia's recent formal recognition of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan is thought to have triggered policy realignments across Central Asia. Tajikistan, which has historically provided safe haven to Afghan opposition figures and been openly critical of the Taliban, may now be signaling a pi
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