Amnesty International on Monday called on Pakistan to immediately stop deporting Afghans. According to Amnesty International, Afghan refugees in Pakistan are facing mass detentions and deportations....
Former Pakistan’s foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has questioned the “strong-arm” tactics used to deport illegal Afghan immigrants and called for “distinguishing between terrorists and people”. Talking...
The government of Pakistan must immediately halt the continued detentions, deportations and widespread harassment of Afghan refugees, Amnesty International said on Friday. According to Islamabad, more...
While condemning the forced expulsion of refugees and their mistreatment by Pakistan, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, deputy foreign minister for political affairs, on Monday warned the...
A number of Pakistani policemen have been dismissed following the posting of a video on social media, which went viral, where they could be seen expressing...
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said on Saturday that more than 68,000 people have returned to the country from Pakistan in less than two days....
Islamabad police on Friday suspended three police officials for not returning the luggage of Afghan citizens who were returning to Afghanistan, local media reported. The Inspector...
Hashmatullah Shahidi, the Afghanistan captain, dedicated his side’s seven-wicket win over Netherlands to the thousands of Afghan refugees in Pakistan who are facing the prospect of...
As Pakistani authorities are forcibly expelling Afghan refugees, Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC) has provided free telecommunication and internet services for returnees by setting up special...
Prime Minister Mullah Muhammad Hassan Akhund on Friday harshly criticized Pakistani authorities for deporting and mistreating Afghan refugees, and called for negotiations. “We seriously ask them...
Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has said that Pakistan is trying to use humanitarian and refugees issues to achieve various goals, and in this regard,...
Referring to the mistreatment of Afghan refugees by the Pakistani authorities, Acting Defense Minister Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid has warned the neighboring country to weigh the consequences...
Pakistan’s leading rights group on Tuesday warned of a “humanitarian crisis” as it expressed concern over the government’s decision to expel undocumented foreigners, most of whom...
As Pakistan’s deadline for illegal immigrants to leave the country expired, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) in a statement on Tuesday called on Islamabad not...
Ahead of the Pakistan Government’s deadline on 1 November 2023 for forced deportations of unregistered Afghan refugees, Amnesty International on Tuesday called on Pakistan to reverse...
Pakistani government is using threats, abuse, and detention to coerce Afghan asylum seekers without legal status to return to Afghanistan or face deportation by November 1,...
Authorities are setting up temporary camps in Nangarhar and Kandahar provinces as return of refugees has increased sharply due to Pakistan’s crackdown. Local officials in Nangarhar...
As the deadline for the expulsion of illegal immigrants looms closer, Pakistan’s Interim Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti on Sunday said that the repatriation would be carried...
The European Union announced Sunday it has allocated an additional 15 million euros for Afghans returning to their country. EU in Afghanistan in a post on...
As November 1 deadline approaches, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday called on the Pakistani government to “suspend...