Punjab repatriates over 138,000 illegal Afghan nationals

Pakistan deports over 2.6 million Afghan nationals in 3 years amid crackdown - The Tribune

The deportations are usually carried out through the Torkham checkpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Punjab repatriates over 138,000 illegal Afghan nationals

LAHORE - The Foreign Nationals Security Cell of the Home Department Punjab continues its effective operations as part of the ongoing nationwide campaign against the illegal stay of Afghan nationals in Pakistan.

2.59m illegal Afghans Deported Since 2023

LAHORE: The federal government and the Punjab government have deported some 2.59 million illegally staying Afghan residents back to Afghanistan since 2023. The Punjab home department’s foreign national security cell is continuing with the eviction of the illegally staying Afghans and currently has some 53 such Afghans in its 36 functional holding centres across the province. The Punjab government alone has detained some 138,342 Afghans in its ho…