by Umer Farooq in Dawn, Nov 19th, 2023PESHAWAR: With hundreds of undocumented Afghan migrants leaving Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for their country on Saturday, the provincial authorities have identified the “illegal aliens”, who are staying put despite the expiry of the Oct 31 deadline for voluntary repatriation. Officials told Dawn here that the government had conducted another survey to find the foreign nationals continuing to live in the province without documentation. They said that 19 out of…
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report in TOLOnews, Nov 18, 2023 at 8:57 PMSeveral religious scholars of Pakistan supported the expulsion of illegal immigrants from this country. During a meeting with Pakistan’s chief of army staff, General Syed Asim Munir, the scholars expressed their concerns about the use of Afghanistan’s territory against Pakistan and asked the current Afghan government to take action in this regard. “The forum unanimously supported Government’s measures to harden the State including repatriation of illegal foreigners,…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, November 16, 2023Local officials in Nangarhar province report that as a result of an explosion involving explosive materials in the vicinity of this province, one person has lost their life, and another individual has been injured. Abdul Basir Zabuli, the spokesperson for the Nangarhar provincial administration, has said in a statement that this incident occurred on Thursday near the Naghark Bridge in the Surkh Rod district of…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, November 16, 2023During the economic delegation’s visit of the Taliban to Iran, for the first time, the Taliban agreed to release Iran’s water rights from the Helmand River, according to the head of Iran’s Environmental Protection Organization, as reported by IRNA. According to IRNA, a state media outlet, Ali Salajegheh stated on Wednesday on the sidelines of the government meeting and in the presence of reporters: “During…
By Fatema Adeeb in TOLOnews Online, Nov 16, 2023 at 8:43 PMThe Islamic Emirate, in response to the remarks of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, said that the current Afghan government has not given any military equipment to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The Islamic Emirate’s spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said they have kept the remaining military equipment of foreign forces in depots and have no relations with the TTP. “We deny this…
By Naweed Samadi in TOLOnews Online, Nov 16, 2023 at 8:27 PMAsif Durrani, Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, said that Pakistan will not unilaterally take steps to recognize the current Afghan government. Speaking at the Islamabad Policy Research Institute, Durrani said that they will act simultaneously with other countries to recognize the government of Afghanistan. “We will recognize the Taliban regime simultaneously. We will not recognize the Taliban regime unilaterally,” Durrani added. Pakistan’s Special Representative…
report in Khaama Press online, Nov 15, 2023Sources in Herat province report that the presence of girls in some educational centres has been prohibited due to the failure to comply with the directives of the local government of this province. According to sources, officials from the Ministry of Education, the Department of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, and Taliban intelligence forces reportedly raided some schools that were teaching girls foreign languages on Tuesday…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 15, 2023 at 9:16 PMA number of refugees expelled from Pakistan say they have suffered psychologically due to harassment by the Pakistani military. Officials at the health camp in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar say that many refugees deported from Pakistan are struggling with depression due to torture by the Pakistani military. Every day, hundreds of Afghans who suffer from depression due to mistreatment and torture by Pakistani soldiers, visit…
report in Khaama Press online, Nov 15, 2023The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed concern regarding the arbitrary expulsion and mistreatment of Afghan migrants in Pakistan and the destruction of their property. In a statement, Volker Türk stated that from September 15 to November 11, over 327,000 people had entered Afghanistan from Pakistan. He further added that the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights had received reports claiming that Afghans while…
by Mubarak Zeb Khan in Dawn, Nov15, 2023• Pakistan hosts first ministerial meeting with Afghanistan, Uzbekistan• Vows to increase trade, foreign investmentISLAMABAD: The first trilateral commerce ministers’ meeting of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan took place on Tuesday, marking a significant stride towards fostering investment opportunities across various sectors. This initiative is anticipated to pave the way for an influx of foreign direct investment, bolster regional cooperation, and enhance connectivity. Commerce ministers of Pakistan Ejaz Gohar…
By Fatema Adeeb in TOLOnews Online, Nov 14, 2023 at 8:35 PMInternational Crisis Group’s expert Ibraheem Bahiss, in a “Q and A” released by ICG stated that Pakistan’s policy to deport Afghan refugees “could bring further trouble to the region,” notwithstanding Islamabad’s efforts to justify itself on security grounds. According to Bahiss, despite the immediate outcry from the UN and other international bodies, Islamabad seems intent on forcing all undocumented Afghans back to their home…