AFP report, Dec 24, 2023KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh: Fleeing brutal violence in Myanmar, Rohingya refugees had hoped to find safety in neighbouring Bangladesh, but many are risking dangerous sea crossings to escape hunger, kidnap and gang violence. Tears well up in Nur Kayes’ eyes as the mother of two speaks of struggling to feed her family in a squalid camp in southeast Bangladesh, where UN funding shortfalls have left refugees without enough to eat. “When neighbours eat…
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by Saleem Shahid | Zulqernain Tahir | Umer Farooq in Dawn, Oct 28th, 2023QUETTA / LAHORE / PESHAWAR: As the government-ordained deadline for the deportation of illegal immigrants — mostly Afghans — draws near, authorities have intensified their efforts by setting up ‘holding centres’, and opening additional border crossing points to speed up the repatriation process. To expedite the repatriation of undocumented foreigners to Afghanistan and Iran, the Balochistan government is opening three more crossing…