By Umer Farooq in Dawn, November 6th, 2023PESHAWAR: More than 6,500 Afghan nationals left Pakistan through the Torkham border on Sunday, taking the number of repatriated Afghans to over 170,000, according to border officials. The voluntary evacuation has been going on since the government gave an ultimatum to all unregistered foreign nationals to leave Pakistan by Oct 31, after which action would be taken against them as per law. According to officials, a total of…
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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…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, October 23th, 2023QUETTA: Workers, supporters and members of all party traders’ alliance continued their sit-in in Chaman for the second consecutive day on Sunday, protesting against the government’s decision to make valid passports and visas mandatory for crossing Pak-Afghan border. The Pakistani government has decided to restrict border crossing to only those with valid passports and visas, effective from November 1. After October 31, no one will be allowed to…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press Online, October 26, 2023Pakistan has decided to close the Spin Boldak border, Afghanistan, effectively limiting the movement of residents from both sides of the border. Until now, people from both sides could freely travel across the border without requiring visas. This move has prompted significant reactions and concerns within Pakistan and beyond its borders, giving rise to discussions about the potential consequences. The closure of the Spin Boldak border…
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 Saleem Shahid in Dawn, Oct 8th, 2023QUETTA: The seventh meeting of the Pak-Iran border committee, held in the Iranian border town of Mir-Javeh on Saturday, has decided to jointly combat terrorist groups, outlaws and drug smugglers on both sides of the border and extend mutual assistance and cooperation. It was also decided to take steps to stop Iranian oil smuggling. The Pakistani delegation was led by Additional Secretary Home for Balochistan Abdul Salam Khan…
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 Saleem Shahid in Dawn, October 5th, 2023QUETTA: Two Pakistani nationals, including a 12-year-old boy, were killed and two others injured on Wednesday when an Afghan sentry opened “unprovoked” and “indiscriminate” fire at pedestrians at the Chaman border crossing, the military said. The incident happened when people were crossing over into Afghanistan through the Friendship Gate, officials said. The incident took place hours after Kabul described as “unacceptable” Islamabad’s ultimatum to all undocumented immigrants, including…
report in The The Daily Star’, Oct 4, 2023Border killings by the Indian Border Security Force have increased this year compared to the year before, as per statistics compiled by human rights organisations. At least 17 Bangladeshis have been shot to death within the first nine months of this year, while one person was tortured to death, said Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) in a statement yesterday. On the other hand, the Human Rights Support…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, Sept 17th, 2023QUETTA: Hundreds of thousands of people, including workers and supporters of the National Party, Haq Do Tehreek, and other parties, participated in a protest rally and staged a sit-in in Turbat town against the ban on trade activities at the Pak-Iran border areas on Saturday. Party leaders, workers and supporters marched in Turbat town, taking to various roads and streets while carrying placards and banners inscribed with their…