Rahila, an Afghan woman, along with her child and husband, who had been imprisoned in Karachi’s central jail for the past two years, has been freed and sent back to Afghanistan, according to the Afghan consulate. In a video message, the Afghan Consul General in Karachi, Maulvi Sayed Abdul Jabbar Takhari, said that Rahila, who More

The State Department has implemented President Donald Trump’s order, announcing all refugees’ flights to the US have been cancelled. CNN reported on Thursday refugees, who were slated to travel to the United States after a years-long and often cumbersome process, have had their flights canceled. The State Department memo to resettlement partners, obtained by CNN, More

Soon after his inauguration, US President Donald Trump declared illegal immigration at the border a national emergency and ordered its prevention, the BBC reported on Tuesday. He signed a flurry of executive orders and decrees aimed at cracking down on immigration. Trump swiftly made moves on his promises to tighten US-Mexico border controls. In his More

The incoming US president has pledged unilateral action to launch mass deportation operations and reduce environmental regulations. He would act with “historic speed and strength” in the hours after returning to the White House on these issues, the BBC quoted Donald Trump as telling a victory rally in Washington DC. After his inauguration, Trump may More

Over 880 Afghan refugees have been released from custody in Pakistan since the start of 2025 and efforts were underway for the release of the remaining 84 Afghan refugees, the Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Sunday. On its X handle the MoRR said: “According to the Afghan Refugee Attaché in Islamabad, Pakistan, More

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the European Union (EU) have signed a new agreement to continue supporting displaced Afghans and host communities in Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, and Central Asia. With substantial EU funding of EUR 36 million, the initiative will benefit hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees, returnees, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) by More

Another forty-five Afghan nationals have been released from jails in Pakistan, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Sunday. In a statement, MoRR said these individuals were freed from different prisons after spending three to 15 days following efforts by Afghan officials. “These Afghans had been detained for lack of legal residency documents,” More

CBC investigation reveals which countries benefit most, and why This story is part of Welcome to Canada, a CBC News series about immigration told through the eyes of the people who have experienced it. The number of refugee claimants Canada has accepted has more than doubled since 2018. A CBC investigation has found that people from More

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has directed the federal government to decide asylum cases of Afghan artistes under the principle of non-refoulement. On Friday, the top provincial court also declared Afghan singers and musicians should not be deported till that decision was made. The directives were issued in a ruling by a division bench comprised More

Amnesty International (AI) has renewed its call for Pakistan to abide by its obligations under international law and stop the arbitrary detention and harassment of Afghan refugees. AI’s Deputy Regional Director for South Asia Babu Ram Pant said: “The police night raids, harassment and arbitrary detention of hundreds of Afghan refugees, including women and children, More