As the deadline for 1.7 million Afghans to depart Pakistan expires today and the likelihood of arrest and deportation decreases, more than one lac illegal Afghan individuals have returned to their country of origin.
Undocumented Afghans have been arrested by authorities in northwest Pakistan and sent to new detention centers where they would be forced to repatriate.
A significant number of refugees leave the nation as the deadline draws closer. Since the Pakistani government set a deadline of November 1st, approximately 104,481 Afghan refugees have crossed the border.
Local mosques in the vicinity of the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan are announcing that refugees have until the end of the month to leave the country. Officials warned those who provided temporary housing to Afghan residents in the meantime.
In some regions of the nation, the Pakistani government has established “holding centers” where unauthorized refugees would be detained during a crackdown.
Crisis struck Millions of migrants began to arrive in Pakistan as a result of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
As intelligence reports indicated that Afghan inhabitants were implicated in terror incidents, the government was forced to close its doors to Afghans, leading to an increase in terror attacks in a number of Pakistani localities, particularly in KP and Balochistan.
