The Pakistan government’s decision to resume the evacuation process of Afghan refugees on April 15 has made Afghan refugees living in Pakistan worried.
According to reports, Pakistan last year expelled around 500,000 Afghans and now Islamabad wants to resume the process of Afghan refugees’ evacuation.
Nargis Nahtani, an Afghan refugee living in Pakistan for the past two years, is worried about the Pakistan government’s decision to resume the evacuation of Afghan refugees.
She said: “Afghan refugees living in Pakistan face a lot of problems, all are here because of their problems, some are for waiting their case evaluation but they are told to be expelled which will have a negative impact on our cases, our cases could not be evaluated from Afghanistan.”
As a result of the closure of embassies of some countries in Afghanistan, Afghans relocate to other countries such as Pakistan, Iran or Tajikistan to process their foreign asylum cases.
Nahtani asked the Pakistani government to stop the forced expulsion of Afghan refugees and asked the international community to provide support for Afghan refugees in this regard.
Abdul Hameed, another Afghan refugee who had been in Pakistan for the past year, said he was worried about the Afghan government’s decision to expel Afghan refugee.
He said: “At least individuals who entered Pakistan legally and registered with the UN and still have visas should not be expelled, because they are for waiting their cases to be processed, if they return to Afghanistan they will face a number of problems.”
Abdul Hameed said: “Instead of making conditions difficult for Afghans, the government of Pakistan can find a better solution, for example, waiving fines and easing the process of issuing and renewing visas can help refugees.”
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