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…
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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 Laxmi Gautam in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 12, 2023Nara Bahadur Tumbapo, a permanent resident of ward 5 in Phidim Municipality, reached the municipal office at around 10am on Wednesday to pay land tax. But he had to leave without making the payment as the office was closed due to employees’ protest. Tumbapo’s house is around one hour walk from the municipality office in Phidim. “I urgently needed the receipt of land tax clearance to…
Report in Pakistan Today, June 26. 2023PESHAWAR: In a tragic incident in Bannu city of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a series of hand grenade explosions claimed the life of one person and left 12 others injured. The explosions occurred during the early hours of Sunday when two hand grenades were thrown at the residence of local resident Zia ur-Rahman, according to the police. The explosions resulted in the loss of one individual’s life, while 11 others,…