About 15 undocumented Afghans have returned to the country after being released from jails in Pakistan, the Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Saturday. The ministry wrote on its X page the 15 prisoners had been released from different jails of Pakistan. It said: “Based on the information from Torkham Border Director in More
Stakeholders have been urged to join hands for helping exiled Afghan journalists deal with current humanitarian challenges. At a conference in Islamabad on Monday, speakers underlined collective efforts to alleviate the plight of Afghan journalists who fled to Pakistan after the 2021 regime change in their homeland. As many of them have already been resettled More
The government of Pakistan has given the go-ahead for extending the validity of Proof of Registration (POR) cards for Afghan refugees from April 1 to June 30 this year. With this extension, recommended by the Ministry of States and Frontier Regions, POR card-holders will enjoy education, bank accounts and other facilities in Pakistan. Chaired by More
Despite burgeoning calls for a halt to deportations, the repatriation of illegal Afghan nationals from Pakistan continued. Official data suggested on Tuesday 7,041 Afghan citizens left Pakistan from April 13 to April 22, including 2,967 men, 1,834 women and 2,240 children. As of April 22, 2024, the number of illegal Afghans leaving Pakistan soared to More
The United Kingdom’s Parliament has approved the plan to deport illegal migrants, including Afghans, to Rwanda, media reports said on Tuesday. Express Tribune reported British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ‘s latest effort to send some migrants to Rwanda finally won approval from Parliament early Tuesday, hours after he pledged deportation flights would begin in July. The government More
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has cautioned against the deportation and harassment of the Afghan refugees living legally in Pakistan. In an interview, a spokesman for the provincial government warned the expulsion of Afghans with residency documents could affect relations between the neighbours. Speaking to a private TV channel, Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif claimed all undocumented More
Pakistan’s federal minister for states and frontier regions (SAFRON) has called for the dignified return of Afghan nationals to their homeland. Eng. Amir Muqam issued the call days after Pakistan launched the second phase of repatriating Afghan refugees — an exercise that has fuelled grave concerns. Human rights groups and Taliban have repeatedly urged Islamabad More
Most children of Afghan refugee families recently returned from Pakistan had been deprived of education and direly needed shelter and food, a survey conducted by Save the Children said on Thursday. More than 520,000 Afghans have returned from Pakistan since September 2023 after the neighboring country declared all undocumented foreigners must leave the country voluntarily More
The Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation says nearly 1000 Afghan refugees returned to the country after being expelled from Pakistan during the past five days. The ministry said 192 families returned from Pakistan last week. Wesal TV collected the figures from MoRR’s X handle. MoRR wrote 702 people, comprising 139 families, were deported from Pakistan More
The United Nations (UN) says that the large-scale repatriation of Afghan refugees from neighboring countries underscored the need for sustained global engagement and support. In its annual UN Results Report in Afghanistan, the world body called 2023 a year of tremendous challenges but also one of resilience and determination. In the face of adversity and More
