The Pakistan government has actually repatriated around 1.3 million Afghan refugees in its deportation drive because November 2023, Parliamentary Secretary Mukhtar Ahmad Malik said on Wednesday, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported.Responding to a concern raised by legislator Anjum Aqeel Khan during a parliamentary session, Malik stated around 3 million Afghan refugees were living in Pakistan.
“& ldquo; Of these, 813,000 hold Afghan Citizen Cards (ECC) while 1.3 million have Proof of Registration (PoR) cards,” & rdquo; he was estimated as saying.He highlighted that Afghan nationals who want to go into Pakistan for medical treatment, education, or business purposes are welcome to do so offered they get a Pakistani visa and carry legitimate documents with them.Earlier this year, the country’& rsquo; s interior ministry asked all “& ldquo; unlawful immigrants” & rdquo; and ACC holders to leave the country before March 31, warning that they would otherwise be deported from April 1.
Authorities consequently started deporting countless Afghan nationals from all parts of the country.In total, Pakistan has hosted over 2.8 million Afghan refugees who crossed the border during 40 years of conflict in their homeland.The post 1.3 million Afghans repatriated given that November, Pakistan states first appeared on TINS News|Afghanistan News.