By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, Nov 3, 2023The Ministry of Interior of Pakistan has announced that it will soon unveil a mechanism regarding the assets of Afghan immigrants. On Thursday, the Afghan interim government’s embassy in Islamabad stated that the interim Interior Minister of Pakistan has promised to announce a mechanism soon regarding the cash and non-cash assets of Afghan immigrants. The embassy conveyed a message on the social media platform X that…
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By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, Nov 3, 2023The head of the Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan criticized Pakistan’s treatment of Afghan migrants, stating that Islamabad should consider the consequences of its unilateral decision regarding migrants. Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid, the head of the Ministry of Defense, called on Islamabad to cease the harassment, mistreatment, and confiscation of Afghan migrants’ properties in the country, as such actions have no legal basis. He stated, “The Pakistani…
By Mujeeb Rahman Awrang Stanikzai, Head of TOLOnews, online, Nov 3, 2023 at 8:40 PMActing Defense Minister, Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, criticized the treatment of Pakistan’s caretaker government towards the Afghan refugees, saying that the decision to expel Afghans had been taken unilaterally and that Pakistan should consider the consequences of such actions. In an audio clip, Mujahid called on the regime in Pakistan to not “be cruel to the Afghans, not seize their personal…
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 Rizwan Shehzad in The Express Tribune, Niv 4, 2023LAHORE: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leaders on Friday said that neither the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) nor the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) formally reached out to their party for scheduling a meeting between the leadership. The PPP information secretaries, Shazia Marri and Faisal Karim Kundi, shared with The Express Tribune that nothing significant has happened after both the PML-N and the PTI announced that they would…
ISLAMABAD: After months of dilly-dallying on the issue of polls, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) agreed to hold general elections in the country on Feb 8 next year — a date “set in stone”. The announcement by the ECP came after a meeting between President Arif Alvi and Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja, who visited the presidency with the ECP members, on the orders of the Supreme Court, which had taken up pleas…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 01, 2023 at 8:16 PMThe second deputy of the Prime Minister, Mullah Abdul Salam Hanafi, who visited Torkham crossing to assess the situation of Afghan immigrants deporting from Pakistan, said that the deportation of Afghan immigrants from Pakistan is against all international norms and principles. Hanafi said that the current Afghan government is fully ready to address the challenges of the Afghan refugees coming from Pakistan. “Forced deportation of immigrants…
by Amjad Mahmood in Dawn, Nov 2nd, 2023LAHORE: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has expressed its willingness to form an electoral alliance with its arch-rival, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), to counter its former ally, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). “We may enter into an (electoral) alliance with other parties, including the PTI, against the PML-N,” said Punjab PPP acting president Rana Farooq Saeed at a press conference here on Wednesday. This statement appears to be…
The writer holds a PhD from the University of Birmingham, UK.The issue of refugees is not new in Pakistan. Since its inception, the country has faced challenges in accommodating refugees from across the borders and even from faraway countries such as Myanmar. The first major influx of refugees started at the time of the partition of India and from Bengal and Punjab to Sindh, nearly all administrative units had to receive refugees in different proportions.…
By Arfa Feroz Zake & Awaid Yousafzai in The News, October 17, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday found no apparent malice behind conducting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s jail trial in the cipher case, the court’s verdict read, directing him to approach the trial court if reservations persist. The court’s decision, announced by IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq, came in the wake of hearing Khan’s plea challenging his jail trial in the…