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Pakistan

Deadline for illegal refugees to leave Pakistan won’t be extended: minister

Punjab hosting 164,000 Afghan refugees

Updated 20 Oct, 2023 07:40pm

Pakistan

Pakistan urged not to deport Afghan US visa, refugee applicants

'To deport them back to an environment where their lives would be in jeopardy runs counter to humanitarian principles,' say former US officials

Published 17 Oct, 2023 10:46pm

Pakistan

KP decides to cease operation against illegal refugees till Oct 31

They will be deported after the deadline of Nov 1

Published 09 Oct, 2023 04:12pm

Pakistan

Won’t come under pressure over illegal refugees expulsion, says minister

Says past govts were unwilling to take measures to take action against illegal immigrants

Published 08 Oct, 2023 05:30pm

Pakistan

HRCP says appalled over reports of Afghan nationals eviction from homes

Calls for expediting Afghan refugees’ registration to protect their rights

Published 07 Oct, 2023 02:55pm

Pakistan

UN agencies offer support for Afghan nationals’ registration in Pakistan

Acknowledge govt's prerogative over domestic policies, public safety and security

Published 07 Oct, 2023 12:11pm

Blog

History & Law: Why Afghan refugees cannot become Pakistani citizens

Rich, prosperous countries are putting pressure on a poor country like Pakistan by keeping their country safe so that Afghan refugees are not sent back.

Updated 12 Oct, 2023 08:51am

Pakistan

Real estate prices plummet in KP as Afghan refugees begin sell belongings

Deadline of Nov 1 set for all illegal refugees to sell properties and leave Pakistan

Updated 08 Oct, 2023 02:16pm

Pakistan

Afghan refugees in Kohat seek more time for going home

Over 1,500 illegal immigrants living in Kohat camps, says Afghan leader Malik Mujahid Shinwari

Published 06 Oct, 2023 11:42pm

Pakistan

Action against illegal activities will continue, says COAS Munir

Calls for synergy among all relevant departments for gainful effects of landmark initiatives

Updated 06 Oct, 2023 07:30pm

Pakistan

Sindh apex committee begins with illegal immigrants on agenda

Federal government has set Nov 1 deadline for illegal immigrants to leave country

Published 06 Oct, 2023 06:21pm

Pakistan

Interim FM Jilani defends decision to evict Afghans

Says it is in line with international practice

Published 06 Oct, 2023 05:56pm

Pakistan

Afghan business owners worry over likely expulsion from Pakistan

Pakistan has set a deadline of November 1 for all illegal refugees to leave country

Updated 06 Oct, 2023 06:20pm

Pakistan

Exodus of Afghan refugees begin after Pakistan sets Nov 1 deadline

FO denies impression of refugee crackdown aimed at particular nationality

Updated 05 Oct, 2023 11:04pm

Pakistan

Afghanistan to set up welcome camp for refugees deported from Pakistan

The camp will be set up just across border from Pakistan

Published 05 Oct, 2023 11:56am

Pakistan

Majority of Afghan nationals settled in KP have legal documents

Out of 956,720 only 32% failed to produce proof of legal stay; 3,911 found involved in crimes

Published 05 Oct, 2023 09:38am

Pakistan

Kabul reacts to expulsion of Afghan nationals living illegally in Pakistan

Zabiullah Mujahid says Pakistan's behaviour towards Afghan refugees is unacceptable

Updated 04 Oct, 2023 02:58pm

Pakistan

Punjab gears up for crackdown against illegal immigrants

Sources say CM Naqvi tasked Punjab police with action against illegal immigrants

Updated 04 Oct, 2023 08:19pm

Pakistan

Pakistan sets Nov 1 deadline for illegal immigrants to leave country

Interim interior minister says paper tazkira, used by Afghan immigrant, won't be accepted after deadline

Updated 03 Oct, 2023 07:35pm

Pakistan

Illegal immigrants on the radar of Pakistan’s Apex Committee

Statement says decision was taken under National Action Plan

Updated 03 Oct, 2023 07:33pm

Pakistan

Govt decides re-verification of mobile SIM cards across the country

Authorities blocked around 4 million mobile SIMs

Published 02 Oct, 2023 04:11pm

Pakistan

Pakistan arrests over 800 Afghan nationals in Islamabad, prepares to deport half

Reports said 375 refugees were found to have no documentation at all

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 04:18pm

Life & Style

Pakistani vocational school helps Afghan women refugees build businesses

Officials say hundreds of thousands of Afghans have travelled to Pakistan since foreign forces left and the Taliban took over in 2021

Published 28 Sep, 2023 06:40pm

Pakistan

Pakistan to send back 1.1 million Afghan refugees

The refugees wereinvolved in smuggling and terrorism

Published 27 Sep, 2023 09:32am

Pakistan

Islamabad High Court approves Afghan woman’s right to asylum

The woman was prevented from going to Australia due to an FIR in Pakistan

Published 20 Sep, 2023 12:09pm

Pakistan

No defence products exported to Ukraine, says FO spox

Mumtaz Zahra Baloch cites Pakistan has very strict protocols for defence exports

Updated 20 Sep, 2023 12:41am

Pakistan

Afghan nationals arrested trying to enter Karachi

They failed to produce identification documents

Published 30 May, 2023 07:31pm

World

US State Dept report accuses Afghan refugees of being racist, unthankful

About 72,000 Afghans were granted parole on humanitarian grounds

Published 10 Apr, 2023 09:31am