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Afghans in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa asked to obtain passports, valid visas for s
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Khyber district officials have directed Afghan nationals to obtain passports and follow Pakistani law by August 31, Dawn reported. Meanwhile, a Landi Kotal resident accused Tehsildar Taimur Afridi of illegally detaining his brother over a monetary dispute and demanded an investigation, Dawn
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Islamabad High Court halts deportation of 18 Afghan nationals
Updated : 9 months, 1 week 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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Pakistan forms joint committee to expedite Afghan PoR card repatriation
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks 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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Pakistan announces formal repatriation of Afghan refugees to begin on Sept
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Pakistan government on Wednesday announced that the formal repatriation and deportation of over 1.3 million Afghan refugees holding Proof of Registration (PoR) cards will begin on September 1.
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Pakistan orders mass expulsion of legal Afghan refugees, UN warns of inter
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In an alarming escalation, the Pakistani federal government has ordered the expulsion of over one million Afghan nationals legally residing in the country with Proof of Registration (PoR) cards. According to Dawn News, the Ministry of Interior issued a Special Regulatory Order (SRO) on July
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Pakistan intensifies crackdown in third phase of Afghan deportations
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistan has intensified its third phase of deporting Afghan migrants, now expanding to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Despite some support at camps, many deportees reported mistreatment, including bribes and harassment, even with legal documents, Tolo News reported. Afghanistan's acting foreign minist
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Human rights group accuses Pakistan of using Afghan refugees as 'political
Updated : 2 years, 6 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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Over 80 per cent of Afghan repatriates possess valid documentation
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Most of these individuals are not willing to return voluntarily, leaving officials with limited options, as there is currently no mechanism in place to efficiently verify their identification documents, including Afghan Citizenship Cards (ACC), Proof of Registration (PoR) cards, and even com
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Pakistan launches nationwide drive to verify 1.4 million Afghan refugees
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], April 17 (ANI): Pakistan has launched a nationwide drive to verify the data of about 1.4 million registered Afghan refugees residing in the country, Anadolu Agency reported citing an official as saying.
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Pakistan postpones cards renewal to Afghan refugees
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 3 (ANI): The renewal and verification of documents of Afghan refugees living in Pakistan have been suspended temporarily in view of the third wave of coronavirus in the country.
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