Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 01, 2023 at 8:09 PMPakistan’s decision to forcibly deport unregistered Afghan refugees has sparked domestic and foreign reactions. Amnesty International in a statement asked the government of Pakistan to immediately reverse its decision to forcibly deport Afghan refugees. This organization noted that Pakistan must meet its international legal obligations including the principle of non-refoulement and stop the crackdown against, and harassment of, Afghan refugees across the country. “Amnesty International strongly…
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By Saleem Jadoon in Pakistan Today, Nov 2, 2023ISLAMABAD/SWAT/KARACHI: The government on Wednesday initiated a nationwide operation to deport the illegal foreign nationals including Afghans following expiry of the deadline set for repatriation voluntarily. The Interior Ministry, for the first time in country’s history, has issued instructions to all provinces to deport illegal foreigners under the Foreign Act 1946. The caretaker government has warned of strict legal action if any Pakistani is found to be…
by Khalid Mehmood in The Express Tribune, Nov 2, 2023ISLAMABAD: A sinister plot to disrupt the deportation of illegal Afghan nationals from Pakistan has come to light, endangering the efforts of the caretaker government to ensure a lawful and peaceful repatriation process. The caretaker government of Pakistan, in line with the rule of law, deployed law enforcement personnel to various holding camps across the country after the deadline for illegal Afghan residents to voluntarily leave…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Oct 31, 2023 at 8:52 PMPoliticians, religious scholars and influential ethnic leaders gathered in Kabul and called Pakistan’s decision to expel Afghan refugees “unjust”. Participants of the gathering asked the Pakistani government to reconsider their decision and stop the deportation of Afghan refugees. “It will be best if Pakistan’s government recognizes the problem and reverses its decision and lets the Afghan refugees return voluntarily, with dignity and based on the agreement…
Report in Dawn, November 1st, 2023ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador in Pakistan Donald Blome met caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani on Tuesday to discuss a broad range of bilateral issues, including the safe and efficient processing of Afghan citizens eligible for relocation or resettlement in the United States. According to US Mission spokesperson Jonathan Lalley, the ambassador highlighted the two countries’ mutual interest in ensuring the safety and security of refugees and asylum seekers, and the…
Reuters in The Express Tribune, Oct 31st, 2023.KARACHI: As the clock ticked down to the Nov. 1 deadline Pakistan set for undocumented migrants to leave the country, Muhammad Rahim boarded a bus from Karachi to the Afghan border. “We’d live here our whole life if they didn’t send us back,” said the 35-year-old Afghan national, who was born in Pakistan, married a Pakistani woman and raised his Pakistan-born children in the port city – but…
Bureau Report in Dawn, October 26th, 2023PESHAWAR: The police arrested three Afghan nationals for being involved in mobile phone snatching following an exchange of fire in separate actions on the outskirts of the provincial capital on Tuesday night. Officials said a mobile team of Pahari Pura police station signaled two men riding on a motorcycle to stop, but they opened fire on the personnel, who had to retaliate, forcing the criminals to flee. They said…
report in The News, Oct 19, 2023RIYADH: An investigation into the allegations of issuing Pakistani identity cards and passports to Afghan citizens has been launched, with Saudi Arabia sending over 12,000 passports of Afghans to the Pakistani Embassy. It should be noted that a committee has been formed to investigate the recovery of fake Pakistani passports from 12,000 Afghans in Saudi Arabia. According to sources, the Ministry of Interior has formed the five-member committee under…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, October 19th, 2023QUETTA: Balochistan Interim Minister for Information Jan Achakzai has made it clear that not only illegal Afghan residents but also Iranian and other foreign individuals who are staying unlawfully without proper documents in the country will be repatriated to their respective nations within the provided time frame, before November 1. During a press conference held on Wednesday, he stated, “This is the final decision regarding the deportation of…
by Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, Oct 17th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Taking a serious notice of the alleged issuance of over 12,000 fake passports to Afghan nationals, the interior ministry has constituted a five-member committee to carry out a thorough probe into the matter. According to a notification issued by the ministry, a copy of which is available with Dawn, the Director General of Immigration and Passports (Impass) will be the convener, while FIA deputy secretary, a…