Tag: afghan refugees
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Government aims to send back million ‘illegal aliens’ in second phase, says Balochistan’s Information Minister
Jan Achakzai, Balochistan’s caretaker Information Minister, has said that the second phase of repatriation of Afghan refugees has begun. In this phase the government aims to repatriate a million undocumented immigrants back to their countries by 2024. The minister said in a press conference that over 2,000 illegal Afghans have already been sent back to…
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Pakistan imposes hefty exit fees on Afghan refugees
Pakistan is being widely criticised for instituting exit fees amounting to hundreds of dollars for Afghan refugees awaiting relocation to the United Kingdom and other Western nations.
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Supreme Court will hear petition against deportation of Afghan refugees
In a significant development on Monday, the Supreme Court decided to entertain a petition challenging the government’s move to force out Afghan refugees from the country. The decision comes after the Supreme Court Registrar’s Office initially raised objections to the petition’s maintainability, putting a temporary halt on its progress. Despite the decision to entertain the…
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Angelina Jolie ‘saddened’ by forced deportation of Afghan refugees in Pakistan
Angelina Jolie has always been one for speaking her mind. The Hollywood A-lister and UNHCR ambassador won hearts globally when she openly criticised the Israeli regime for air strikes on Gaza which has claimed countless innocent lives. Now, she has spoken out against the deportation of 1. (www.enov8.com) 4 million Afghan refugees from Pakistan. Reporters…
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HR Lawyer Moniza Kakkar’s account reported by PTA for speaking about Afghans
Human Rights Lawyer and activist Moniza Kakar has been active on Twitter to show the suffering caused by the government policy of repatriation of Afghans. She has been vocal about the Pashtun community getting deported while being mistaken for Afghans. Her reporting and advocacy of the rights of refugees has gained her the ire of…
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‘Be considerate’: Hasan Raheem outraged at racist comment about Afghan cricket team
Tuesday’s World Cup thriller between Afghanistan and Australia ended with the latter grabbing victory from the former after Glen Maxwell’s blistering knock of 201 runs. As X (formerly Twitter) became flooded with memes and tweets about Maxwell’s performance, one user went viral for celebrating the loss of the Afghan cricket team by comparing it to…
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‘No one leaves their home by choice’: Mahira Khan appeals for Afghan refugees
Actress and UN ambassador Mahira Khan joins the rallying cry to protect Afghan refugees from deportations. Right now, Aurat March reports several Pakistani Pushtuns were picked up and taken to deportation centers because they ‘looked Afghan’. READ MORE: ‘Afghan-looking’ Pakistanis taken to holding centres for deportation, says Aurat March The ‘Humsafar’ actress shared pictures wearing…
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‘This is so sad’: Armeena Khan calls for end to Afghan refugees deportation
Pakistani actress Armeena Khan has called for an end to the deportation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Armeena wrote: “It would be CRIMINAL of me not to talk about 1.7 million Afghans who are being displaced from Pakistan, their homes being bull dozed. This is absolutely vile! How can we…
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Post-deadline crackdown on ‘illegal aliens’ to begin from tomorrow
Interim Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti has declared that the operation against illegal foreigners will start from November 2 as the deadline given to them is ending today. The deportation will take place in different phases from here on. According to the Afghan Commission, as many as 104,000 Afghan refugees living illegally in Pakistan have returned…
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Taliban Calls For More Time For Afghans To Leave Pakistan
Afghanistan’s Taliban government has urged Pakistan to allow undocumented Afghans in the country more time to leave as pressure mounts at border posts swarmed by thousands of returnees fleeing the threat of deportation. Islamabad has given 1.7 million Afghans it says are living illegally in the country until November 1 to leave voluntarily or be…