Latest News
Pakistani police give Afghans in Balochistan one day to leave
Afghan migrants were reportedly warned by Balochistan officials, in Pakistan, on Monday to voluntarily leave the country by Tuesday, March 16.
Local media reports state this applies to all Afghans in the province, even documented refugees.
Afghans in Balochistan said on Monday that police told them they would be forcibly evicted if they had not vacated their villages by 8am on Tuesday.
Islamabad was expected to start the second phase of forced deportations of Afghan refugees on Monday, April 15.
Officials said this applies to about 850,000 Afghans – many of whom have lived in Pakistan for decades.
The Afghan caretaker government and UN agencies estimate that more than half a million people have been deported from Pakistan or voluntarily returned to Afghanistan in less than six months.