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Seven Pakistani nationals narrowly escape deportation to Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Seven Pakistani nationals narrowly escaped detention to Afghanistan after the authorities confirmed their true identities after initially suspecting them of being Afghan immigrants, Dawn reported citing sources.
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Human rights group accuses Pakistan of using Afghan refugees as 'political
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The human rights group cited reports of alleged harassment in holding centres and instances where legal migrants possessing Proof of Registration (POR) identity documents were allegedly targeted. The organisation claimed that a 17-year-old boy detained in a Karachi raid on November 3, despit
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'Premature' border closure leaves Afghan immigrants under open sky
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
It reported that the officials on the Pakistan side of the border said illegal immigrants were being processed as a matter of routine for their repatriation to Afghanistan when the Afghan authorities closed the border crossing for movement at 7 pm, hours ahead of the schedule, leaving as man
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Pakistan remains adamant on eviction of illegal immigrants despite pressur
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Despite facing pressure from various nations to reconsider its decision regarding the deportation of illegal immigrants living in the country, Pakistan remains resolute and is unwilling to change its stance, according to The Express Tribune.
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Islamabad police ask illegal immigrants to shift to special camp within 48
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Islamabad police have asked all illegal immigrants in Pakistan to shift to a camp set up for them at I-12 on a voluntary basis within 48 hours, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan government doubles down on policy to evict illegal immigrants
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
As Pakistan's law enforcement agencies have continued their crackdown on people they call 'illegal aliens', a sizeable number of families have been crossing the border into Afghanistan over the past week.
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Pakistan sets November 1 as deadline for illegal immigrants to leave count
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Pakistan’s caretaker federal government has set November 1 as the deadline for illegal immigrants to leave the country or else face deportation, ARY News reported.
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Pakistan to deport 1.1 million illegal immigrants, including Afghan refuge
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Effective November 1, 2023, Pakistan will implement a "single-document system" at all border checkpoints with Afghanistan.
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Vivek Ramaswamy vows to end "birthright citizenship" for immigrants in US
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Indian-American entrepreneur and Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy reiterated a 2015 proposal by former President Donald Trump of ending the birthright citizenship in the US, The Washinton Post reported on Thursday.
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South Korea calls on China to stop repatriating North Korean defectors
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
China considers North Koreans entering its country to be illegal immigrants rather than refugees and arrests them when they are caught, then sends them back to North Korea, which treats them as traitors.
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Iran deported 43,000 illegal Afghan immigrants in past month: Report
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Iran deported 43,000 Afghan illegal immigrants back to their country, the Taliban-led Refugees and Repatriation Department said.
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Belarus denies claims of Wagner fighters moving closer to Poland's border
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday refuted Poland's claim that nearly 100 troops from Wagner mercenaries have moved to a thin strip of land between Poland and Lithuania
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