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Pakistan arrests over 100,000 Afghans as returns surge, UNHCR data shows
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A UNHCR report said more than 100,000 Afghan nationals were arrested or detained in Pakistan in 2025, mainly in Balochistan and Punjab. Returns and deportations to Afghanistan rose after border reopenings and government orders, with many leaving due to fear of arrest.
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Arrests of Afghan nationals in Pakistan soar 146 per cent amid border reop
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Arrests of Afghan nationals in Pakistan rose by 146 per cent in a week, mainly due to reopened border crossings, a UNHCR-IOM report said. Most detentions occurred in Balochistan, while returns and deportations also doubled, driven by fear of arrest and government repatriation orders, Dawn re
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Australian border reopening delayed amid Omicron concerns
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], November 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The Australian government has delayed the reopening of the country's borders amid concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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Australia set for international border reopening for vaccinated public
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia] October 31 (ANI/VOVWORLD): Vaccinated Australian citizens and permanent residents living in New South Wales, Victoria and the capital Canberra will be free to fly internationally from Monday without the need of an exemption or to quarantine upon return. For now, however,
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CM Khattar meets Amit Shah, discusses Singhu border reopening issue
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar met Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Saturday, here in the national capital to discuss the issue of reopening of Singhu and Tekri border.
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EU agrees to phased border reopening based on bilateral agreements to rebo
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 21 (Sputnik/ANI): The European Union discussed on Wednesday the prospect of reopening borders between countries with a similar epidemiological situation based on bilateral agreements to revive the tourism sector hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the tourism minister of
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Pakistan to open border crossings with Afghanistan for 6 days a week
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 16 (ANI): Pakistan has decided to open its border crossings with Afghanistan round the clock for six days in a week to facilitate cross-border trade, which has been affected due to the COVID-19 in both countries.
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