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Nearly 2 million Afghan refugees still living in Pakistan amid deportation
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The report said that although more than one million Afghans returned to their country in 2025, a large number of Afghan citizens continue to remain in Pakistan.
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Pakistan arrests over 100,000 Afghans as returns surge, UNHCR data shows
Updated : 6 months 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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Afghan deportees allege police mistreatment in Pakistan, urge aid as camps
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Afghans deported from Pakistan say they faced police mistreatment and now struggle without shelter or resources. Pakistan has closed five long-running refugee camps, while UNHCR reports over 2.8 million returns from Iran and Pakistan in 2025, raising concerns of worsening refugee hardships,
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Over 1,30,000 refugees will require re-settlement in Pakistan: UN
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Around 1,34,000 refugees and asylum-seekers, almost all from Afghanistan will require settlement in Pakistan, reported Dawn citing the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) report.
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China's suppression of Uyghurs attracts global attention after nation's pa
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], September 21 (ANI): After China's participation in Queen Elizabeth II funeral was opposed over the suppression of Xinjiang's Muslim Uyghurs, the spotlight on Beijing's brutal suppression attracted global attention.
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Taliban in talks with Pakistan over release of 300 detained Afghans
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 11 (ANI): The Taliban is in talks with Pakistan to free 300 Afghans detained for not having legal documents.
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1.5 million Afghans residing in Pakistan: UNHCR
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 26 (ANI): Pakistan remains the largest country of asylum for Afghans, with 1.5 million Afghans residing in Pakistan, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) report.
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