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
With the initiation of the second phase of Afghan refugees’ repatriation from Pakistan, Medicines Sans Frontier (MSF) has expressed its deep concern for the rights and welfare the deportees. In the second phase of repatriation, which started on April 15, about 800,000 Afghan refugees face the risk of deportation from the neighbouring country. MSF said More
“We face a number of challenges in Turkey and inhumane treatment by Turkish authorities”, a number of Afghan migrants in the country say. Afghanistan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriates (MoRR) admits Afghan migrants are facing various problems in Turkey and insist they have shared the issue with Turkish officials several times. More than 300,000 immigrants More
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 More
An Afghan journalist working for Azadi Radio has been injured by unknown gunmen in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, media reports said on Thursday. Ahmad Hanayish, who also works as director of Dunya and Kahkashan radio stations, came under attack before dawn. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a relative of the journalist told Pajhwok Afghan More
Amnesty International has once again asked the government of Pakistan to halt forced deportations of Afghan refugees and not to ignore demands of the international community. In a fresh report on Thursday, the watchdog said the Pakistan government, which planned to launch the second phase of repatriating Afghan refugees, should positively respond to global calls. More
