Two levies personnel and two women workers of an anti-polio campaign were injured in an alleged attack in Balochistan's Chaman, reported Dawn, citing officials.
The sit-in protest in Balochistan's Chaman area has entered its 64th day, drawing attention to the border restrictions that remain persistent, and the government's harsh visa policy.
Afghan refugees who were evacuated from Pakistan through the Chaman border have described the hardships they faced, including being locked up and forced to pay money for leaving by Pakistani officials, Pakistan vernacular media Jang reported.
Pakistan Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti said that any Afghan living legally in the country if found involved in political activities will face deportation.
In a letter penned to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the PTM has "strongly condemned the abortive assassination attempt by the Pakistan Army and subsequent illegal arrest of PTM Leader, well-known human rights activist Manzoor Pashteen, by joint ISI-Police operation in Chaman dis
The founder of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (Pashtun Protection Movement or PTM) rights group was arrested by police on Monday for allegedly firing on police vehicles, Chaman Deputy Commissioner Raja Athar Abbas was quoted as saying as per per Pakistan-based Dawn newspaper.
The majority of those identified for forced repatriation were Pashtun, many of whom had seamlessly integrated into local Pashtun communities in the province. Their abrupt departure has not only disrupted their lives but also affected the communities that had embraced them.
Most of these individuals are not willing to return voluntarily, leaving officials with limited options, as there is currently no mechanism in place to efficiently verify their identification documents, including Afghan Citizenship Cards (ACC), Proof of Registration (PoR) cards, and even com