Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 18/04/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
Pakistan confirms to have repatriated more than 80,000 Afghan nationals since April 1. Pakistan’s Interior Ministry adviser says there will be no more extensions to the Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan. International Organization for Migration said Pakistan has expelled nearly 60,000 Afghans since the start of April. More than 1.3 million Afghans who hold Proof of Registration cards from UN refugee agency, UNHCR, have also been told to move outside the capital Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is due to visit Kabul, where he will head a delegation for high-level talks with the Taliban-led government. At least a third of Afghans Pakistan wants to expel live in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. ‘Security threat’ Islamabad has frequently linked Afghan refugees to rising security threats and criminal activity within its borders.
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