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US to resettle more Rohingyas from Bangladesh

report in The daily Star, Dec 17, 2023The United States has recognised the Rohingya situation as a “priority” and pledged to continue to increase the number of Rohingyas, including those from Bangladesh, resettled through the USRAP in fiscal 2024. The US also encouraged third countries to expand Rohingya resettlement, said the US Department of State yesterday. New pledges from the United States were announced at the 2023 Global Refugee Forum. The country pledged to continue…

Immigrants allowed to resettle abroad exempted from arrest

by Saleem Shahid | Ibrahim Shinwari | Umer Farooq in Dawn, Nov 5th, 2023PESHAWAR: The caretaker Khyber Pakhtun­khwa government has exem­pted the illegal immigrants scheduled to resettle in Western countries from the ongoing crackdown on undocumented migrants. The KP home department said in a letter that a list of illegal foreigners destined for third countries was received from the federal Ministry of Interior and individuals destined for third countries would not be subject to arrest.…

Immigrants allowed to resettle abroad exempted from arrest

by Saleem Shahid | Ibrahim Shinwari | Umer Farooq in Dawn, Nov 5th, 2023PESHAWAR: The caretaker Khyber Pakhtun­khwa government has exem­pted the illegal immigrants scheduled to resettle in Western countries from the ongoing crackdown on undocumented migrants. The KP home department said in a letter that a list of illegal foreigners destined for third countries was received from the federal Ministry of Interior and individuals destined for third countries would not be subject to arrest.…

Exiled Afghan Prosecutors in Pakistan Urge Intl Community to Help Them Resettle

By Nizamuddin Rezahi IN Khaama Press, June 6, 2023A considerable number of exiled Afghan prosecutors and lawmakers on Monday gathered in Islamabad and urged the international community to help them resettle because they have fought criminals and sacrificed the most to protect democracy and human rights values over the past two decades in Afghanistan. On May 5, these exiled prosecutors, lawmakers and civil society activists peacefully protested in Afghanistan Hotel in the capital city of…

Afghan applying to resettle in UK asked to provide Taliban approval

by Rajeev Syal, Home affairs editor, in The Guardian, Apr 1, 2023An Afghan who worked with the British Council and is applying to come to the UK has been told to retrieve documents from the Taliban or risk rejection, despite assurances earlier this month that such demands would end. The Ministry of Defence apologised on 18 March after an investigation found that applicants to the Afghan relocations and assistance policy (Arap) scheme were required to…