Interior ministry asks K-P govt to submit Afghan student records

Interior ministry asks K-P govt to submit Afghan student records

The Federal Interior Ministry has asked Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) authorities to provide records of Afghan students enrolled in the province as part of an update to its foreign nationals’ database. The ministry’s security cell sent an official letter to the provincial home secretary, instructing that details of Afghan students be submitted by March 27. The move comes as Pakistan nears the final phase of its crackdown on undocumented foreigners, i…

KP asked to provide details of Afghan students in province

Afghan refugee girls leave school at a refugee camp on the outskirts of Islamabad. — AFP/FilePESHAWAR: The Ministry of Interior's Foreign National Security Cell has asked the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to the record of Afghan students residing in the province.In its letter addressed...

Afghans in Peshawar shut shops as Pakistan’s March 31 exit deadline nears - OrissaPOST

Peshawar: Afghan nationals in Pakistan’s Peshawar have started shutting down their businesses with only five days left until the March 31 deadline for illegally residing individuals and Afghan Citizen Card holders to leave the country voluntarily. Mass deportations will commence after the deadline, according to an official warning from the Ministry of Interior. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province’s Peshawar, Afghan nationals have started closing down…

KP govt directed to provide Afghan student data as deportation deadline nears

F.P. Report PESHAWAR: The Federal Interior Ministry has instructed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government to provide complete records of Afghan students enrolled in educational institutions across the province, as part of an updated national database of foreign nationals. In an official communication sent to the KP home secretary, the ministry’s security cell has set March 27 as the deadline for submitting these details. This directive comes as …

Afghan refugees write ‘open letter’ to Pakistan PM to halt deportation

Islamabad, March 24 (IANS) Afghan refugees awaiting resettlement to the United States have written an ‘open letter’ to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to immediately halt their deportation to Afghanistan as the March 31 deadline approaches closer. The letter has been written by refugees who have pending or approved visa applications for entry into the […]

Afghan migrants urge Pakistan to halt deportations and ease visa rules

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A group of Afghan refugees awaiting resettlement in the United States has appealed to Pakistan’s prime minister to halt mass deportations of Afghans and to simplify the visa extension process for those legally residing in the country. In an open letter addressed to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and shared on social media, the group — identifying itself as Afghan Refugees Awaiting U.S. Resettlement in Pakistan — urged the go…