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Islamabad High Court halts deportation of 18 Afghan nationals
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Islamabad High Court has halted the deportation of 18 Afghan nationals with expired PoR cards, granting them temporary relief. The order comes amid Pakistan's repatriation plan, set to begin September 1, which has raised concerns from rights groups over forced returns violating internati
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Japanese influencer deported from Taiwan over pro-China video
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Taiwan's National Immigration Agency (NIA) has deported a Japanese social media influencer after he appeared in a controversial TikTok video declaring that "Taiwan belongs to China," according to a Focus Taiwan report.
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Pakistan designates "safe zones" in major cities, restricts undocumented m
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Pakistan has declared Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Attock, Murree, and Haripur as "safe zones," barring undocumented migrants. Only foreigners with valid visas can stay, while SIM issuance and property deals for undocumented residents are banned. Authorities warned of strict action against violato
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Delhi Police detain two Nigerian women for overstaying visas; deportation
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
According to police, a patrolling team from Nihal Vihar police station noticed the women in the Sunday Bazar area and stopped them for questioning.
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Iran to deport "around two million undocumented Afghan migrants" amid regi
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Iran has announced plans to deport two million undocumented Afghan migrants, with officials saying the process will follow legal procedures and dignity. The move comes as Pakistan prepares its own repatriation drive, raising humanitarian concerns over poverty, unemployment, and Taliban restr
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Pakistan steps up crackdown on undocumented Afghan migrants
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Pakistani police in Peshawar have detained numerous undocumented Afghan migrants during intensified operations, seizing weapons and narcotics. The crackdown follows suspended visa renewals and targets those without legal status. Rights groups and the UNHCR warn the measures are worsening Afg
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Pakistan forms joint committee to expedite Afghan PoR card repatriation
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Pakistan has formed a joint committee of police and intelligence agencies to identify and repatriate Afghan nationals holding PoR cards. The plan includes voluntary returns starting immediately, formal deportations from September 1, transit arrangements, complaint redressal, and monitoring t
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Fisherman deported from Sri Lanka returns home, confirms Indian High Commi
Updated : 7 months ago IST
One Indian fisherman has been deported from Sri Lanka and has reached India, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said on Wednesday.
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300 families, 350 prisoners forcibly deported from Pakistan to Afghanistan
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
In the past 24 hours, hundreds of Afghan families and prisoners were deported from Pakistan and Iran, adding to a massive ongoing return of migrants. Many deportees, some with legal documents, have sought urgent aid as Afghanistan faces one of its largest forced migration crises.
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Iran accused of mass Afghan deportations without verifying legal status
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Iranian social workers allege Afghan migrants are being deported without verifying legal status, causing mistaken identities, family separations and abuse. Over a million have been expelled in 100 days, with reports of violence, prompting rights groups to seek lawful, humane deportations and
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'Where will we go?' Afghan mothers in Chagai live in terror as Pakistan pl
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Afghan refugee mothers in Pakistan's Chagai district fear forced deportation after their protective PoR cards expired. They face losing safety, education, and dignity in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, while aid cuts and police raids worsen conditions. Human rights groups condemn Pakistan's actio
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IOM sounds alarm over 1.5 million Afghan deportations in 2025
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Afghanistan faces a major crisis as 1.5 million migrants, nearly half women and girls, are forcibly deported from neighboring countries in 2025. The UN warns of increased risks like poverty and violence, while the caretaker government denies these concerns, claiming women's rights are protec
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