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Pakistan repatriates nearly 1 million illegal Afghans through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Among those repatriated, 230,470 were holders of Proof of Registration (PoR) cards, 71,570 held Afghan Citizen Cards, and 686,772 were undocumented Afghan nationals.
The process of returning illegal Afghan nationals through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) continues, with a total of 988,812 individuals sent back to Afghanistan so far, according to the provincial Department of Interior and Tribal Affairs, reports Pakistan’s Tribune.
Among those repatriated, 230,470 were holders of Proof of Registration (PoR) cards, 71,570 held Afghan Citizen Cards, and 686,772 were undocumented Afghan nationals.
According to Tribune, alone on Wednesday 2,312 Afghan nationals crossed back through the Torkham, including 1,522 PoR cardholders, 277 Afghan Citizen Card holders, and 513 undocumented individuals.
Authorities in K-P have emphasized that these measures aim to manage illegal migration challenges.