By Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, October 27th, 2023ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan ruled out an extension in the deadline for the forced repatriation of undocumented immigrants, mostly Afghan nationals, caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti on Thursday revealed foreign nationals residing in the country without identity documents would be kept at ‘holding centres’ before deportation to their respective countries. At a press conference held in the federal capital, the caretaker minister shared the details of a plan…
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By Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, October 26th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior formed a nine-member joint task force on Wednesday to investigate the issuance of over 12,000 passports to Afghan immigrants. The joint director general of the Intelligence Bureau is the convener of the task force, which also includes Grade-20 officers of Military Intelligence, Inter-Services Intelligence and Federal Investigation Agency, a notification seen by Dawn showed. Other members include the director general of the…
by Kamran Yousaf in The Express Tribune, Oct 26, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will not show any flexibility in its decision to deport all foreigners living in the country illegally despite pressure being exerted by certain countries to review the move. “We are sticking to our decision. There will not be any flexibility. All foreigners living in the country illegally will have to adhere to the October 31 deadline,” a senior government official while requesting anonymity told…
report in Daily Times, Oct 14, 2023Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti Friday warned illegal immigrants in Pakistan to leave the country by the November 1 deportation deadline or the state would show “no compromise” in taking action against them. The interim government had earlier this month ordered all illegal immigrants, including 1.73 million Afghan nationals, to leave the country or face expulsion after revealing that 14 of 24 suicide bombings in the country this year…
By Munawer Azeem in Dawn, October 10th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The capital police have asked all illegal immigrants to shift to a camp set up for them at I-12 on voluntarily basis within 48 hours. The police on Monday said all those residing in the capital without legal documents should move to the camp. A police officer told Dawn that there were 54 official camps set up for refugees in the country – 44 in KP, nine…
by Shafqat Ali in The Nation, Oct 6, 2023ISLAMABAD – Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani Thursday told his Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi about challenges confronting regional peace. The development comes after Pakistan government announce November 1 deadline for all illegal immigrants including Afghan refugees to leave the country or face forceful expulsion. The government took the decision after rise in suicide terror attacks in Pakistan involving Afghan nationals. According to a statement released…
by Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press, Oct3, 2023The Pakistani government announced on Monday that it is deporting 1.1 million illegal immigrants from the country. According to the state news agency Associated Press Pakistan, this decision includes “Afghans with residence permits.” According to Pakistani media outlets, the deportation plan will be implemented in three stages. In the first stage, all undocumented immigrants will be deported, and in the subsequent stages, Afghan immigrants with residence permits will…