The civil society activists in Pakistan have demanded to halt the forced deportation of Afghan refugees from the country, as many of them continue to face harsh circumstances amid the ongoing situation, TOLOnews reported.
Taliban officials emphasised that media reports in Afghanistan have played an important role in collecting aid for the Afghan refugees deported from Pakistan, TOLO News reported on Sunday.
Afghanistan's Taliban-appointed deputy of the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) Mohammad Arsala Kharoti has called Pakistan's decision to deport Afghan immigrants from the country "rushed", TOLO News reported.
As the deadline to send Afghan refugees to Pakistan approaches, over 8,000 Afghan migrants have been forcefully deported back from Pakistan, Khaama Press reported.
On Friday, the United Nations announced that more than two million Afghans without documentation are living in Pakistan, with at least 600,000 of them leaving Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power on August 15, 2021.
As the deportation of Afghan refugees continues to remain a hot topic these days, over 8,000 Afghan migrants have been forcefully deported back from Pakistan and Iran, Khaama Press reported.
Afghanistan was struck by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake last Saturday, leaving at least 1,000 people dead and affecting many villages. There was further damage when another quake hit the region on Wednesday.
The federal and provincial authorities of Pakistan authorities are scrambling to put together a plan to deport more than a million undocumented Afghans and other foreigners, Dawn reported on Thursday.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during a visit to Peshawar where he met citizens injured in a blast in Bajaur on Sunday, said: “The Taliban should undertake concrete measures towards denying the use of its soil for transnational terrorism.”
Last week, in a meeting with Taliban officials in Kabul, officials of Fan China Afghan Mining Processing and Trading Co. announced an investment of USD 350 million in various sectors ranging from construction to health to energy in Afghanistan, according to the Bakhtar News Agency, Afghanist
Since the Taliban seized control of Kabul on August 15, 2021, there have been a substantial number of terrorist attacks inside Pakistan. In addition, 138 per cent more people were killed in attacks in Pakistan between August 2021 and April 2023.