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Pakistan arrests over 100,000 Afghans as returns surge, UNHCR data shows
Updated : 6 months, 1 week 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 : 6 months, 2 weeks 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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Afghan refugees suffer in silence in Pakistan, skipping hospitals out of f
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Since November 2023, Pakistan has stepped up its deportation drive against Afghan nationals. Initially, it was focused on undocumented people, but now even those with valid documents are reportedly at risk.
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UN Human Rights chief alarmed by abuses against Afghans forced to leave Pa
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Pakistan ordered undocumented foreigners, including Afghans residing in Pakistan, to leave the country by a deadline of 1 November this year. Between 15 September and 11 November, over 327,000 people have arrived in Afghanistan from Pakistan, many compelled to leave out of fear of arrest.
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'No fear of arrest': Swapna Suresh appears before Crime Branch in conspira
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 5 (ANI): Swapna Suresh, prime accused in the Kerala gold smuggling case, appeared before the Crime Branch officials in the police club for interrogation in the conspiracy case registered against here on the complaint filed by CPIM MLA and former minister KT Jalee
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