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Pakistan connected Wednesday (June 11, 2025) warned Afghan citizens and each amerciable foreigners to voluntarily permission the state and issued a stern informing against those obstructing the repatriation process.
“Dignified attraction is being ensured for those returning to their location countries,” a connection by the Interior Ministry said, adding that arrangements person been made for their nutrient and healthcare needs, peculiarly for women, children, and the elderly.
Earlier this year, the Interior Ministry asked each “illegal foreigners” and Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) holders to permission Pakistan earlier March 31, informing that they would different beryllium deported from April 1.
ACC is simply a papers launched successful 2017 to assistance impermanent ineligible presumption to Afghan refugees. Authorities subsequently started deporting thousands of Afghan nationals from each parts of the country.
A full of 11,02,441 amerciable foreigners person been sent backmost since the motorboat of the Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Programme (IFRP) connected April 1, 2025, according to the Interior Ministry's statement. The connection besides warns individuals against “employing amerciable foreigners, providing them rental accommodations oregon edifice stays, oregon engaging successful concern with them.”
“Such violators volition beryllium dealt with strictly successful accordance with the law,” the Ministry added.
Pakistan has hosted millions of Afghan refugees who crossed the borderline during 40 years of struggle successful their homeland. Since November 2023, Pakistan has repatriated astir 1.3 cardinal Afghan refugees successful the deportation thrust launched.
Around 3 cardinal Afghan refugees were residing successful Pakistan. Of these, 8,13,000 clasp ACC cards portion 1.3 cardinal person Proof of Registration (PoR) cards, officials person said earlier.
Published - June 11, 2025 04:51 p.m. IST
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