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Pakistan: 1458 Afghan nationals holding citizen cards deported from Khyber
Updated : 11 months ago IST
As many as 1,458 Afghan nationals holding citizen cards were repatriated from Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to Afghanistan through the Torkham border.
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Pakhtun nationalist leaders call on Pakistan to halt deportation of Afghan
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Leaders of Pakhtun nationalist parties on Wednesday called on Pakistan to halt the deportation of Afghan refugees, urging the government to stop sending back people who have lived in the country for over four decades, the Dawn reported on Thursday.
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Taliban officials urge Pakistan to prepare joint mechanism for gradual rep
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Taliban-led Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation spokesperson, Mufti Abdul Mutalib Haqqani, said that bringing the refugees back is the official policy of Afghanistan, Dawn reported. However, it should be conducted under a joint mechanism with Pakistan so that refugees are returned graduall
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UN expresses concern as Pakistan set to resume deportation of Afghan refug
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Holding camps have been set up, and Afghan refugees are being repatriated through the Pak-Afghan border in Balochistan's Chaman district, according to a district official, Dawn reported on Thursday.
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Pakistan delays deadline to deport Afghans due to Eid holidays
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Pakistani government initially set a deadline of March 31 for Afghans with specific documentation to leave the country. However, an official has said that the deadline has now been extended until the beginning of next week due to the holiday period.
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Human rights watchdog Amnesty urges Pakistan to halt Afghan deportations
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to the Dawn, citing a statement issued on Wednesday by Amnesty, the organisation criticised Pakistan's March 31 deadline for Afghan refugees to leave, stating that forcibly expelling Afghan nationals--many of whom are asylum seekers--would only worsen their suffering.
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Advocacy groups urge Pakistan to halt Afghan refugee expulsions
Updated : 1 year ago IST
As per reports, the letter also points out that Afghan migrants, including women, children, and those with valid visas, are being subjected to forced expulsion, detention, and high visa fees.
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Pakistan intensifies crackdown on Afghan refugees, aims to repatriate 8 la
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The government aims to send back around 800,000 cardholders to their home country, with preparations underway to remove Afghan citizens from Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
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Pak wants to extradite all Afghan refugees from Islamabad, Rawalpindi: Afg
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The embassy issued a strongly worded statement, saying Afghan nationals in both cities have been subjected to arrests, searches and orders from the police to leave and relocate to other parts of Pakistan, as per Al Jazeera.
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Taliban announces return of 42 Afghan migrants from Pakistani prisons
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Taliban-led Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations said that these migrants, including women and children, were held at the "Haji Camp" prison in Pakistan for two to five months.
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Baloch leader calls for solidarity against Pakistan's brutal oppression
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Marri brought attention to the Pakistani state's systematic exploitation, enforced disappearances, and violence against various ethnic communities.
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UN Human Rights Committee urges major reforms in Pakistan's legal system
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The UN Human Rights Committee has called for sweeping reforms in Pakistan's legal system, including ending civilian trials in military courts, revising privacy laws, and safeguarding freedom of expression. The recommendations, presented during Pakistan's ICCPR review, also address issues suc
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