by Kamran Yousaf in The Express Tribune, Oct 6, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan foreign ministers met in Tibet on Thursday amid tensions as the Foreign Office clarified that the crackdown against illegal immigrants was not against a particular nationality. As tensions deepened between the two neighbours, caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani met his Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi in China’s Tibet Autonomous region. Both were there to attend an international conference. A brief statement…
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report in Dawn, October 6th, 2023QUETTA: Afghan musicians, singers and artists staged a protest in front of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees office, expressing serious concerns over Pakistan’s decision to expel illegal foreign nationals, including those from Afghanistan. They were carrying musical instruments, banners and placards as they chanted slogans. When contacted by Dawn, Humera Karim, an official of the UNHCR Quetta office, confirmed a group of Afghan artists had gathered to express their…
by Ibrahim Shinwari in Dawn, October 6th, 2023KHYBER: Amid the government’s ultimatum for all undocumented immigrants to leave Pakistan by the end of October, 30 Afghan families have returned to their country via the Torkham border crossing over the last couple of days. Though immigration officials termed it a ‘routine affair’, independent sources attributed the sudden rise in return of Afghan families to the government’s ultimatum. Sources close to the development said the number of…
By Naweed Samadi in ToloNews, Oct 6, 2023 at 9:46 AMThe acting Minister of Defense, Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, speaking at the 14th graduation ceremony of the police academy in Kabul, condemned the latest decision of Pakistan’s caretaker government to expel Afghan refugees by October 31, calling it an “unjust” decision. Mujahid said that the decision will harm bilateral relations between Kabul and Islamabad. The acting minister urged the Pakistani people and clerics to stop…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, October 6, 2023The Minister of Interior Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has underscored the undeniable importance of organizing Afghan immigrants within the country. Ahmad Vahidi, the Minister of Interior of Iran, stated, “Those who are unauthorized should not be in the country, and those who are legally present should operate within the defined framework.” According to the IRNA news agency, he told reporters on Thursday…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, October 6, 2023The Former president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, has strongly criticized Pakistan’s widespread expulsion of Afghan refugees, labelling it as inappropriate and inconsistent with the principles of good neighbouring and humanitarian values. Mr. Karzai asserts that Pakistan’s problems are unrelated to Afghanistan and Afghan migrants. Hamid Karzai further emphasizes that this action starkly contrasts Pakistan’s four-decade-long history of extending brotherhood and hospitality to Afghan migrants. He…
By Rasheed Khalid in The News, October 07, 2023Islamabad: Asif Durrani, Pakistan’s Special Representative on Afghanistan, has said that Pakistan is at the crossroads of South Asia, Central Asia and Middle East and this geographical setting added to the challenges for Pakistan including its relations with India, and the changing dynamics in Afghanistan. Durrani was addressing as chief guest at the start of Two-Day International Conference “Navigating peace & security in the region and beyond:…
By Imtiaz Ali in Dawn, October 7th, 2023KARACHI: Police on Friday claimed to have arrested 51 illegal Afghan immigrants in a combing operation in Sohrab Goth’s Afghan Camp. “More than 200 policemen including ladies police encircled ‘Gana Mandi’ in Sohrab Goth,” said SSP-East Syed Irfan Bahadur on Friday. The operation was carried out on information about the presence of ‘criminal elements’, he said, adding that entry and exit points of the area were sealed and…
Report in The News, October 07, 2023JAMRUD: The repatriation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan has accelerated and dozens of Afghan refugees returned to their country on Friday. It may be recalled that the government set a deadline the illegal Afghan refugees living in Pakistan to leave the country by 31 October. The illegal Afghan immigrants have started leaving Pakistan and are returning to Afghanistan along with their families. The Customs officials at Torkham said that…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, October 6, 2023Several immigrant women have reported experiencing mistreatment and, sometimes, even police torture during their brief stays in Pakistan. The Pakistani government’s decision to expel Afghan refugees due to the ongoing mistreatment towards migrants has sparked international condemnation. Recently, reports of mistreatment by the Pakistani police towards migrants have surfaced, and at least three immigrant women, including a journalist, have confirmed that they have experienced mistreatment…
report in Dawn, October 6th, 2023QUETTA: Afghan musicians, singers and artists staged a protest in front of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees office, expressing serious concerns over Pakistan’s decision to expel illegal foreign nationals, including those from Afghanistan. They were carrying musical instruments, banners and placards as they chanted slogans. When contacted by Dawn, Humera Karim, an official of the UNHCR Quetta office, confirmed a group of Afghan artists had gathered to express their…