K-P not to expel Afghan migrants: CM

K-P not to expel Afghan migrants: CM

Authorities may start an operation for expulsion of illegal Afghan migrants in the rest of the country. However, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) province, which shares a long border with Afghanistan, will not carry out any such operation. Speaking to the media in the federal capital on Friday, K-P Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur expressed his government's resolve not to force any Afghan national to leave the country. "We will not force anyone. How…

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Gandapur rejects deportation policy, says his province will house Afghans in camps.

No Afghan refugee will be expelled by force in KP, says Gandapur

People arriving from Afghanistan gather at the Friendship Gate crossing point in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border town of Chaman, Pakistan August 27, 2021. — ReutersAmid the ongoing drive against undocumented foreign nationals and Afghan Citizen Card holders launched by the Centre, Khyber...

UN Experts Urge Pakistan to Revoke Plans to Expel Afghan Refugees from Islamabad and Rawalpindi by Force

A group of UN experts has called on Pakistan to abandon plans to forcibly expel Afghan refugees from Islamabad and Rawalpindi and to ensure that these refugees are not coerced into returning to Afghanistan. In a statement, the group of experts associated with various UN agencies said: “We urge Pakistan to immediately halt the forced displacement, expulsion, detention, and intimidation ...

BHC disposes of petition challenging Afghan refugees’ repatriation

QUETTA: The Balochistan High Court (BHC) on Saturday disposed of a petition challenging the repatriation of Afghan refugees. A two-member BHC bench, comprising acting Chief Justice Muhammad Ejaz Swati, and Justice Muhammad Aamir Nawaz Rana, heard the petition, filed by Advocate Nusrat Hassan Afghani. The petitioners sought court intervention to prevent authorities from harassing POR (Proof of Registration) cardholders, violating their right to d…

Over 500 Afghan migrants repatriated from Pakistan in two days, officials say

More than 500 Afghan migrants have returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan over the past two days, including nearly 200 holders of Afghan Citizen Cards (ACC), Pakistani media reported, citing government officials. According to Dawn, officials said that 153 ACC holders left for Afghanistan on Wednesday, while another 40 departed on Thursday night. Authorities added that migrants were also transferred from various provinces to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bef…