Tag: refugee crisis
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Pakistan extends stay of registered Afghan refugees by one year
The Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) issued a notification to extend the period that card holding Afghan refugees can stay in Pakistan. According to the notification, the extension will be applicable from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The extension of POR will be applicable to registered Afghan refugees residing in Pakistan.…
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44,000 Afghans in Pakistan still awaiting US, foreign resettlement
At least 44,000 Afghans approved for relocation to Western nations following the Taliban’s return to power are still waiting in limbo in Pakistan, Islamabad said Thursday. In the days after the NATO-backed government collapsed in August 2021, more than 120,000 people, mostly Afghans, were airlifted from Kabul in a chaotic evacuation. Hundreds of thousands more Afghans have…
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How many Afghans have left Pakistan till now?
The repatriation of illegal Afghans is under way. As of July 3, 2024, a total of 637,427 illegal Afghans have returned from Pakistan. Between June 1 and July 3 alone, 7,345 men, 4,732 women, and 4,369 children returned, with 432 families repatriated using 496 vehicles. Aaj News reports that a significant number of illegal Afghans…
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Taliban government in Kabul urges Islamabad to show restraint over Afghan migrants
Taliban authorities urged Pakistan on Thursday not to make a unilateral decision on repatriating Afghan migrants, saying they shouldn’t be “harassed,” after reports Islamabad would renew an eviction campaign. More than half a million Afghans fled Pakistan last year after the former government ordered undocumented migrants to leave or face arrest as Islamabad-Kabul relations soured…
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Pakistan ‘mapping’ resident Afghans before eviction push
Pakistan is gathering data on Afghan migrants – including those legally resident in the country – ahead of a renewed eviction push slated to start after Eid, official sources told AFP on Tuesday. More than half a million Afghans fled Pakistan last year after the former government ordered undocumented migrants to leave or face arrest, as Islamabad-Kabul…
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European Conservatives want asylum-seekers transferred to third countries
The main conservative group in the European Union parliament will call for asylum-seekers to be moved to “safe third countries” to assess their claims in its manifesto to be approved Wednesday for elections in June. The programme of the European People’s Party — which will formally back European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen as…
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How many Afghans have left Pakistan so far?
The repatriation of Afghans living across Pakistan continues. According to official data, from February 15 to February 19, another 3,396 Afghans left Pakistan, including 1,245 men, 1,025 women, and 1,914 children. 210 families have reportedly been repatriated in 124 vehicles to Afghanistan. A large number of illegal Afghans have been returning to Afghanistan from Pakistan…
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Number of repatriated Afghans exceeds four lakh
The deportation of illegally residing Afghans from across the country continues with another 2,473 Afghan citizens returning to Afghanistan yesterday alone. This included 232 families travelling in around 126 vehicles. Whereas on December 7, 2,473 Afghans were sent back, including 825 men, 523 women and 1,125 children. Samaa News reports an additional figure of 2,055…
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More than 90,000 Afghan refugees leave Pakistan via Torkham
Following the federal government’s decision to send undocumented foreigners back to their countries, more than 90,000 Afghan refugees have voluntarily returned home via the Torkham border. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Interior Department has set up temporary camps in Peshawar, Haripur and Khyber district for repatriation of illegal Afghan refugees. From November 1, illegal foreigners will be arrested…
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The Weight of a Life
In the last week alone, the world has been witness to two immense tragedies that played out at sea. Tragic as both events were, the public seems to be divided on which party to extend their empathy and/or sympathy toward: the 300+ Pakistani migrants that drowned after a trawler capsized off the south coast of…