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Amnesty calls Pakistan's Afghan deportation plan 'Unlawful'
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In an open letter addressed to PM Shehbaz Sharif, Agnes Callamard, the secretary general of the global human rights organisation, acknowledged that Pakistan has generously hosted refugees for more than 40 years, but noted that the policy shifted significantly following the announcement of th
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Pakistani forces shut Afghan refugee camps in Balochistan, 13,500 expelled
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Camps in Loralai, Gardi Jungle, Saranan, Zhob, Qala-e-Saifullah, Pishin, and Muslim Bagh have been affected.
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UNHCR expresses concern over widespread and disorganised return of Afghan
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
UNHCR head in Afghanistan, Arafat Jamal, said that the country is not well prepared to receive this influx of returnees.
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Pakistan: Afghan refugees urge for resumption of US Refugees Admission Pro
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Afghan refugees in Pakistan have urged the US to resume the USRAP resettlement program, noting that the delays have left them stranded and increasingly vulnerable.
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Pakistan delays deadline to deport Afghans due to Eid holidays
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Pakistani government initially set a deadline of March 31 for Afghans with specific documentation to leave the country. However, an official has said that the deadline has now been extended until the beginning of next week due to the holiday period.
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Human rights watchdog Amnesty urges Pakistan to halt Afghan deportations
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
According to the Dawn, citing a statement issued on Wednesday by Amnesty, the organisation criticised Pakistan's March 31 deadline for Afghan refugees to leave, stating that forcibly expelling Afghan nationals--many of whom are asylum seekers--would only worsen their suffering.
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Afghanistan presses for resolution of migrants issue with Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Taliban's acting minister of Refugees and Repatriation Affairs has called for decisions regarding the migrants within the framework of bilateral understanding with Pakistani authorities, Khaama Press reported on Friday.
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Amnesty International criticises Pakistan for its second phase of Afghan r
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In October last year the Pakistani administration had announced 'Illegal Foreigners' Repatriation Plan' which stated that all Afghan refugees must leave Pakistan within 30 days, or will be forced to leave the country after the deadline.
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Pakistan grants extension of residency for Afghan refugees amid challenges
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The caretaker government of Pakistan reportedly approved the extension of residency for 1.3 million undocumented Afghan refugees
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Pakistan: Over 260,000 immigrants leave for Afghanistan via Khyber Pakhtun
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Over 260,000 illegal Afghan immigrants have left Pakistan for Afghanistan using the border crossings in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dawn newspaper reported.
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Pakistan: Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement appeals to UN for immediate release of
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
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
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Geneva: Activists protest outside UN office against inhuman treatment of A
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Activists of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) in Europe staged a protest outside the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) building in Geneva to denounce the crackdown and forced deportation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
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