Members of Afghan settlements in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa hurriedly packed up belongings this week while others hid at home as police launched a “large-scale crackdown” on undocumented residents. KP authorities carried out housing demolitions, roadside identity checks and told Afghans to leave as part of a broader government pushback, community members and officials said. Residents […]
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2.13 million illegal Afghan nationals repatriated nationwide
Around 2.132 million illegal Afghan nationals have been repatriated from Pakistan so far, including over 150,000 from Punjab, under the ongoing campaign against illegal foreign residents. A spokesperson for the Punjab Home Department said on Thursday that the Foreign National Security Cell of the department was continuing effective operations across the province in line with […]
Rawalpindi police detain 76 illegal Afghan nationals in city-wide crackdown
RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi police have detained 76 illegal Afghan nationals residing in various parts of the city, while 21 cases were registered against those failing to provide tenancy details, officials said. The operation was carried out under the directives of City Police Officer Syed Khalid Hamdani. During the search operations, police teams checked 1,375 houses, […]