As Pakistan cracks down on illegal migrants, nearly half a million Afghans have left, minister says

As Pakistan Cracks Down on Illegal Migrants, Nearly Half a Million Afghans Have Left, Minister Says

The expulsions are part of a nationwide crackdown by the government in Islamabad that started two months ago. Pakistan insists the campaign is not against Afghans specifically, though they make up most of the foreigners in the country.

As Pakistan cracks down on illegal migrants, nearly half a million Afghans have left, minister says

Nearly half a million Afghans who were living in Pakistan without valid documents have returned home in just over two months as part of an ongoing crackdown on foreigners in the country without papers, the caretaker interior minister said Friday.Seguir leyendo

As Pakistan cracks down on illegal migrants, nearly half a million Afghans have left, minister says

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s caretaker interior minister says nearly half a million Afghans who were living in Pakistan without documents have returned home in the past more than two months as part of an ongoing crackdown on foreigners living illegally in the country. The expulsions are part of a nationwide

As Pakistan cracks down on illegal migrants, nearly half a million Afghans have left, minister says

FILE- Afghan refugees settle in a camp near the Torkham Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in Torkham, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. Pakistans top court in the capital, Islamabad began hearing Friday, Dec. 1, a petition seeking to halt the deportation of Afghan refugees, officials said, a day after a province in the countrys southwest set targets for police to arrest and deport hundreds of thousands of Afghans it says are in the country illegally…

As Pakistan cracks down on illegal migrants, nearly half a million Afghans have left, minister says

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s caretaker interior minister says nearly half a million Afghans who were living in Pakistan without documents have returned home in the past more than two months as part of an ongoing crackdown on foreigners living illegally in the country. The expulsions are part of a nationwide campaign by the government in Islamabad that started two months ago on Afghans who are in Pakistan without pa…

As Pakistan cracks down on illegal migrants, nearly half a million Afghans have left, minister says

Nearly half a million Afghans who were living in Pakistan without valid documents have returned home in just over two months as part of an ongoing crackdown on foreigners in the country without papers, the caretaker interior minister said Friday.