By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, December 3, 2023Based on the new facilities, the U.S. Department of State has announced that Afghan citizens residing in the United States who hold Green Cards and Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) and temporary residency can now apply for residency for their family members in Afghanistan. On Saturday, December 2nd, the U.S. Department of State stated that the U.S. government has introduced these new “Family Joining Visas” for…
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Report in The News, November 08, 2023LAHORE: The HRCP has condemned the reports of ill-treatment being meted out to Afghan nationals in Sindh, Islamabad, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as part of the government’s deportation drive, with even minors being deported and separated from their families in Pakistan as a result. In a statement issued here on Tuesday, the HRCP said despite strong criticism from the civil society and international refugee agencies, the government contravened international…
by Amin Ahmed in Dawn, November 4th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Three UN agencies have expressed their deep concern over the safety and well-being of children and families affected by the ‘Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan’ and alarmed at the potential consequences of this plan’s implementation. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, IOM, the UN Migration Agency, and Unicef, the UN Children’s Fund, continue to appeal to the international community to increase support for hosting vulnerable children and families and…
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 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 Nurul Amin in Prothom Alo, Aug 30, 2023When Md Sohel from Bangshal in Old Dhaka went missing, his daughter Safa was just two months old. Now 10-year-old Safa is a third grader. Many of her classmates go to school holding hands of their fathers, and tell stories of their father to other classroomates. But Safa has no such stories. Instead, she asks her Mother Nilufar Yesmin, where her father is. She wants to go…
by Tariq Saeed in Dawn, August 22nd, 2023TOBA TEK SINGH: Interim Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Monday visited Jaranwala, days after violent mobs destroyed dozens of houses and churches over allegations of blasphemy, to express solidarity with the Christian community and distribute compensation cheques among families whose houses were burnt down by the frenzied mob. According to estimates compiled by Faisalabad’s district administration, at least 22 churches ransacked by mobs suffered damages to the…
report in The Daily Star, May 28, 2023The rights activists and the family members of enforced disappearance victims called upon the government to set up an independent commission to investigate the cases of enforced disappearances and punish the responsible agencies and individuals. The family members of the victims stood in front of the Jatiya Press Club yesterday. The gathering was organised by Maayer Daak, a platform for the families of the victims, in commemoration of…
report in The Daily Star, Mar 13, 2023On the banks of Brahmaputra river, Lalvanu Bewa and Mariom Begum start their day by collecting water in pitchers for cooking. It’s something they have been doing since childhood, just like women in over 100 families in Char Parbati area of Kurigram Sadar upazila. It’s a challenging and exhausting process to fetch water every day, but they have no other choice. As they return home with the heavy…
report in TOLOnews, Nov 15, 2022 at 4:35 PMLocal officials in the province of Uruzgan said that families in the province are using opium as medication to treat their children. Health officials in the province acknowledged that some families bring opium-addicted patients to healthcare centers. Children have reportedly died as a result of using opium as medicine, according to authorities. “If patients are brought here immediately, we can still assist them, but if it gets…