Several Western diplomats and the United Nations have strongly criticised Pakistan over its decision to impose hundreds of dollars in exit fees for every Afghan refugee who fled the persecution by the Taliban condemning the decision as "shocking and frustrating", The Guardian reported.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has called on Pakistan to halt the deportation of Afghan refugees during winter amid concerns for their safety, Khaama Press reported.
Seven Pakistani nationals narrowly escaped detention to Afghanistan after the authorities confirmed their true identities after initially suspecting them of being Afghan immigrants, Dawn reported citing sources.
Several medical professionals discussed the transmission of several infectious diseases among recently deported refugees from Pakistan, TOLOnews reported.
Amid the ongoing issue of illegal immigration, around 450,000 Afghan migrants have willingly returned to the country from Iran, Khaama Press reported, citing Iranian local media reports.
The civil society activists in Pakistan have demanded to halt the forced deportation of Afghan refugees from the country, as many of them continue to face harsh circumstances amid the ongoing situation, TOLOnews reported.
The organisation voiced its concerns, unveiling a report that highlights the escalating cases of disease among the thousands of migrants returning from Pakistan.
Balochistan Information Minister Jan Achakzai on Friday highlighted that Pakistan will deport all illegal Afghan refugees by January 2024, according to Khaama Press.
The mass return of hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees from Pakistan, is poised to exacerbate Afghanistan's already dire humanitarian crisis, according to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, Khaama Press reported.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that it needs USD 10 million to provide essential healthcare services to 7,00,000 migrants and refugees who have entered Afghanistan from Pakistan, Khaama Press reported.
Nigar, one of the expelled women from Pakistan who has been relocated to a temporary camp in northern Kabul, said that it has been six days since she has come back to Afghanistan with her family.