The Afghan refugees first became an effective tool for Pakistan to have influence in Afghanistan and advance its strategic interest of keeping Kabul as its "strategic backyard.
After Afghan refugees in Pakistan complained of ill-treatment by the Pakistani police, in Pakistan's Karachi city ordered the release of 405 Afghan nationals, TOLO news quoted the Afghanistan consulate in Karachi as saying.
"Unexplained incarceration is not a new development in Pakistan. Their frequency, however, has increased significantly since the Taliban's return to power in Kabul," Hossain writes.
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 20 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that a possible refugee crisis in Afghanistan is likely to increase the burden of refugees on Pakistan and other countries and Islamabad will have to bear a burden of 500 million dollars annually, reported
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 3 (ANI): The renewal and verification of documents of Afghan refugees living in Pakistan have been suspended temporarily in view of the third wave of coronavirus in the country.