The Pakistan government has announced the launch of the second phase of repatriating Afghan refugees.
In the second phase, Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) holders — numbering about 800,000 — would be sent back to their homeland, says the Ministry of Interior.
Preparations have also been made to relocate legal Afghan citizens from Islamabad and Rawalpindi in line with decisions made at a high-level meeting.
March 31 is the deadline for the relocation of the Afghan nationals living in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, suggest MoI documents.
The Afghan refugees awaiting resettlement in a third country will be allowed to stay in Pakistan, but not in the federal capital, until June 30.
The Afghan nationals, who fail to secure visas for another country by September, will be treated as illegal residents.
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