Two UN agencies have expressed their concerns at Pakistan’s new plan to relocate Afghan nationals from Islamabad and Rawalpindi. A flurry of meetings, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, recently finalised a plan to drive Afghan nationals from Islamabad and Rawalpindi or face deportation. Alarmed by the development, UNHCR and the International Organisation for Migration More
Pakistan plans to quietly move legal Afghan refugees out of Islamabad and Rawalpindi before sending them back to their country, a media report said on Tuesday. Dawn quoted sources familiar with the plan as saying that authorities had been instructed to execute the strategy without making it public. A flurry of meetings, chaired by Prime More
Pakistani authorities handed over 141 Afghan citizens, including women and children to the Afghan side at the Torkham crossing in eastern Nangarhar province. Bakhti Jamal Gohar, chief of Torkham Border and Transport, told Pajhwok Afghan News that 141 Afghan refugees were transferred to Afghanistan by Pakistani authorities. He said the detainees, originally from Kunar, Kapisa, More
About 91 Afghan nationals have been released from jails in Pakistan and return to their homeland, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Monday. In a statement, MoRR said the individuals, who had spent two to 27 days in jail, were freed from different prisons as a result of efforts by Afghan officials. More
The German parliament has rejected a proposal to tighten immigration laws proposed by two conservative Christian Democratic (CDU) and Christian Social (CSU) parties. Guardian reported: “The bill was rejected by 350 to 338, out of 693 MPs who voted, including five abstentions”. The German parliament rejected the bill to tighten immigration controls brought by the More
US President Donald Trump will order the preparation of a detention facility at Guantanamo Bay for as many as 30,000 migrants, Reuters reported. Trump’s border czar Tom Homan said later on Wednesday the administration would expand the already existing facility, which would be run by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. “Today I’m also signing More
US President Donald Trump’s foreign aid pause has forced a suspension of flights for more than 40,000 Afghans approved for Special Immigration Visas (SIV). Following an executive order Donald Trump, the refugee resettlement programs has been suspended. According to a VOA report, the officials of Afghan evacuation program say that flights for more than 40,000 More
At least 66 Afghan nationals have been released from Pakistani jails and returned to Afghanistan, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) announced on Saturday. In a statement on X, the ministry said these individuals, who had spent between three days to one month in various prisons, were freed through the efforts of Afghan officials. More
Germany is planning to deport a group of “convicted” Afghan nationals to Afghanistan for the second time since the re-establishment of the Taliban, according to a media report. Reuters, citing Sueddeutsche Zeitung, reported that the German Ministry of Interior is coordinating the deportations with a regional partner. The move is expected to take place before More
President Donald Trump’s order, a media report said on Saturday. US officials told Reuters: “Two US military aircraft, each carrying about 80 migrants, flew from the US to Guatemala”. “Guatemala and the United States are committed to putting an end to illegal migration and strengthening border security”: the State Department added. On her X handle, More
