REPORT IN TOLOnews, Oct 26, 2023 at 10:32 PMAfghan refugees in Pakistan have criticized the lack of attention by international institutions for the situation of Afghan refugees living in Pakistan. The Afghan Refugee Council in Pakistan has said that Pakistan’s mistreatment of migrants is increasing with each passing day. The council added that Afghan refugees are being detained and deported from their homes and shops. It is now four days before the deportation of illegal…
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report in Daily Times, Oct 21, 2023The United States has urged Pakistan to allow Afghans seeking protection to enter the country. The US State Department said on Thursday that it strongly encourages Afghanistan’s neighbours, including Pakistan, to allow entry for Afghans seeking international protection and to coordinate with international humanitarian organizations to provide humanitarian assistance. “We strongly encourage Afghanistan’s neighbours, including Pakistan, to allow entry for Afghans seeking international protection and to coordinate with international…
report in Business Recorder, Oct 16, 2023CHAMAN: Repatriation of Afghan refugees via Chaman-Spin Boltak border to their country Afghanistan continued on Sunday. Till now more than 5000 Afghan refugees have repatriated to their country. By the closure of deadline, repatriation of Afghan refugees was increasing. According to reports, voluntary repatriation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan to their country Afghanistan is continuing after Government of Pakistan ordered all illegal immigrants, including Afghan refugees to leave Pakistan.…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, October 13, 2023The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation of Afghanistan has announced that 26 Afghan citizens have been released from Pakistani prisons and returned to their country. The Ministry announced on Thursday on its social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that 26 Afghan citizens detained by Pakistani police have been released from custody in Pakistan. The Ministry has clarified that these 26 Afghan citizens, who…
By Noman Hossain in The Khaama Press Online, October 11, 2023Around 1.7 million Afghan refugees in Pakistan face a mass exodus as Islamabad has given them an ultimatum to leave the country by November 1. On October 3, Pakistan’s Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfaraz Bugti said in a press conference that the government had “given them [Afghan refugees] a November 1 deadline” to leave voluntarily or face “forcible expulsion” after that date. Bugti claimed that some…
By Fidel Rahmati- October 8, 2023Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, the Pakistani Jamiat Ulema Council leader, has criticized the Pakistani government’s policy towards Afghan refugees. He called on international human rights organizations to investigate the situation of refugees in Pakistan. The leader of the Pakistani Ulema Council stated in a press conference that the police in this country are attacking Afghan refugees “like wolves.” He further added, “Is this human rights? I urge human rights organizations to come…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Oct 6, 2023 at 8:21 PMMumtaz Zahra Baloch, spokesperson of Pakistan’s foreign ministry, in an interview with Pakistani media said the caretaker government’s decision to expel refugees is not limited to Afghan nationals and all undocumented refugees in Pakistan will be subject to the policy. Baloch added that the United Nations and the international community have the responsibility to provide better conditions of living in Afghanistan so that Afghan refugees can…
report by Anadolu News Agency, in Daily Times, Oct 4, 2023The UN on Tuesday opposed a deadline set by Pakistan to evict over 1 million “illegal immigrants,” saying “the return must be voluntary and without any pressure.” “Any refugee return must be voluntary and without any pressure to ensure protection for those seeking safety,” Qaisar Khan Afridi, a spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), told Anadolu. Pakistan on Tuesday gave a one-month…
report in TOLOnews, Oct 3, 2023 at 9:40 AMAfghan refugees in Pakistan and Iran complained of mistreatment by the host countries. The Afghan refugees in Pakistan said that the Pakistani government has arrested them despite their having a legal document. “Since the past several days, the Afghan refugees in Asfahan are being cruelly tortured and harassed,” said Ahmad, an Afghan refugee in Iran. “So far, no agency or the UN has shown any reaction to…
by Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press, Oct3, 2023Recent investigations reveal that the number of Afghan refugees in Iran has surged from approximately 2 million to 5 million over the past two years despite ongoing reports of mistreatment. Fadahossein Maleki, a member of Iran’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, recently announced that the “migration trend from Afghanistan” has been reviewed by this commission. On Sunday, Mr Maleki told the ILNA news agency: “The influx of…
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…