،In the face of mounting criticism from rights groups, Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwar ul Haq Kakar defended his government’s policy to deport undocumented refugees. He linked the country’s ongoing crackdown on refugees to counter-terrorism efforts, attributing the recent surge in terrorist attacks in Pakistan to the Taliban’s rise in.
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed deep concern over the mistreatment of Afghan refugees by the Pakistani government in Sindh, Islamabad, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, describing it as “alarming.” Kabul 24: In a statement released on Tuesday, the 7th of November, via X, the commission highlighted that.
The Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees in Pakistan announced that on Thursday, 19,320 people returned to Afghanistan from the Torkham crossing. Kabul 24: The organisation added that these immigrants returned to their country “voluntarily”. According to Pakistani officials, these immigrants included 1,453 families. The Pakistani government had given immigrants without legal.
Pakistan rejected demands from the United Nations, human rights groups, and Western embassies to review the deportation plan for Afghan migrants. Kabul 24: Pakistani officials said that the involvement of Afghan immigrants in attacks and cooperation with Islamist militants has weakened the country’s security. On Friday, Abdul Nasir Khan, deputy.
Fifteen politicians, human rights activists, and members of various political parties in Pakistan have submitted a formal request to the country’s Supreme Court, urging the institution to intervene and halt the deportation of undocumented refugees, especially Afghans. Kabul 24: As reported by the Dawn newspaper, they lodged this request on.
Minister, Sarfraz Bugti, has issued a stern warning to citizens: anyone sheltering illegal immigrants, especially Afghans, will face severe legal consequences. Kabul 24: Bugti delivered this clear message during a high-profile press conference on Tuesday, November 9th. “Renting a house to illegal immigrants makes you a criminal accomplice,” he declared,.
The Afghanistan Embassy in Pakistan has expressed deep concerns over the situation of Afghan returnees entering Afghanistan through the Torkham and Chaman border crossings. Kabul 24: In a newsletter published on Wednesday, November 1, the embassy stated that they are highly worried about the challenges arising from the recently announced.
Pakistani media outlets have reported the initiation of a process detaining migrants without legal documents by the police in the country. Kabul 24: According to Geo News, this process began on Wednesday, November 1st, in cities such as Karachi, Rawalpindi, and other parts of Pakistan. The police have detained undocumented.
Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, has once again called on the Pakistani government to cease the expulsion of Afghan migrants and refugees. Kabul 24: On Tuesday night, October 31st, Bennett wrote on his X page, urging Pakistan to prevent another crisis.
As the deadline approaches for the Pakistani government’s mandatory deportation of refugees, especially Afghans, Interior Minister of Pakistan, Sarfraz Bugti, announced that all refugees lacking valid documents will be deported from the country in two stages. Kabul 24: According to Geo News, on Sunday night, October 30, Bugti stated that.
According to recent reports, a staggering number of Afghan refugees, totaling over 57,000, have been forcibly deported or have voluntarily returned from Iran in the past month. Kabul 24: This mass deportation has raised concerns about the fate of these displaced individuals who are being uprooted from their homes and.
Naseer Ahmad Faiq, the Acting Representative of Afghanistan at the United Nations, addressed the seventy-eighth session of the United Nations Security Council’s Third Committee on Tuesday, October 24th. Kabul 24: He emphasized the significant challenges faced by Afghan refugees and migrants in neighboring countries regarding their legal status, protection, and.
