According to the authorities, approximately 50,000 Afghan nationals have returned to the country via Spin Boldak since the beginning of April.
In total, Pakistan has hosted over 2.8 million Afghan refugees who crossed the border during 40 years of conflict in their homeland.
The township is being constructed on 2,000 acres of land and will feature 890 housing units upon completion.
Many refugees who have returned from Pakistan have had to leave mostly everything behind, including houses, businesses and possessions.
Many returnees say the situation for Afghan migrants inside Iran has deteriorated significantly over the past month. According to their accounts, hundreds are being detained and...
Since 1 April at least 44,900 people have returned, with around 58% of them children, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
At least 8,906 Afghan nationals have been deported since April 1, the UNHCR said in a WhatsApp message.
Pakistan has granted Afghan migrants, both undocumented and those holding ACC cards, a deadline of March 31 to voluntarily leave the country.
Amnesty International said that all Afghan nationals are required to leave the cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi by 31 March
The statement added that among the people deported by the Pakistani police, 65 were children and 30 were Afghan women.
Balochistan’s caretaker information minister Jan Achakzai said phase two of Islamabad’s crackdown on illegal foreigners has started and the aim is to expel at least one...