Police order aggressive crackdown on illegal Afghans

Police order aggressive crackdown on illegal Afghans

While showing dismay over lackluster performance of police stations, police authorities have issued fresh orders to detain illegal residents and transfer them to designated holding centres ahead of their deportation to Afghanistan. City Police Officer (CPO) Khalid Hamdani has expressed deep dissatisfaction over the underwhelming performance of local police circles and Station House Officers (SHOs) in enforcing previously issued directives. Accor…

Involuntary Returns and the Vanishing Safety Net for Afghans

UNAMA’s report on involuntary repatriation exposes not just Taliban repression, but the failure of an international order that now offloads responsibility onto states least equipped, or inclined, to protect. For many Afghans, return is not a humanitarian pathway but the quiet end of recognition. Since the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021, Afghanistan has been shaped less by efforts at reconstruction or reconciliation than by the entrench…

Pakistani Police Intensify Arrests of Afghan Refugees in Islamabad, Including U.S. P1 and P2 Cases - Khaama Press

Pakistani police have stepped up arrests of Afghan refugees in Islamabad, including those with U.S. Priority 1 (P1) and Priority 2 (P2) resettlement status. Intensified searches and detentions, alongside halted visa extensions, have heightened humanitarian and legal concerns across the country. Pakistani police have intensified the arrest of Afghan refugees in Islamabad, raising growing concern over the treatment of displaced communities. Report…

Rawalpindi police ordered to detain undocumented Afghan nationals

Rawalpindi police have been directed to intensify efforts against undocumented Afghan nationals residing or working in the district, following concerns over lax enforcement of immigration policies. The City Police Officer (CPO) of Rawalpindi has issued orders to the superintendents of police in the Rawal, Potohar, and Saddar divisions, instructing them to launch a coordinated crackdown in accordance with the federal government’s repatriation pol…