Pakistan is ready to deport Afghan refugees “with documents”.
The government of Pakistan is preparing to launch the second phase of deportation of Afghan nationals with the aim of deporting nearly one million Afghan refugees. |
According to the regional office Tasnim News Agency, the Pakistani publication “Dawn News” wrote that city officials and the police of this country have received instructions to establish the location and collect information from the whereabouts of Afghan nationals throughout the country.
In this A report from an official who asked to remain anonymous said that local administrations and the police have received orders to speed up the location of Afghan Citizenship Card (ACC) holders.
The date of the new round of deportation of Afghan refugees has not yet been announced, but an official who asked to be named He said the process could begin in early to mid-summer, subject to approval by the federal government.
Kyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Secretary Abed Majid said: We have already started the mapping process. This process will increase after Ramadan and We hope to complete this process by April 30.
Since October last year (Mehr 1402), Pakistan has deported more than half a million undocumented Afghan refugees.
Pakistan first began the process of deporting immigrants who do not have any residence or immigration documents with them. In the second stage, immigrants who have the immigration document “Afghan Citizens Card” and In the third stage, immigrants who have the UN immigration card will be deported.
Since November 10, more than half a million Afghan refugees have been deported by the Pakistani security forces en masse in the framework of the first phase.
Relief agencies report that deported refugees face a lack of shelter, food and job opportunities in Afghanistan.
© | Webangah News Hub has translated this news from the source of Tasnim News Agency |