INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A total of 2,371 illegal immigrants, including 1,700 Afghans, in Pakistan&s Sindh province have been deported so far, local authorities have
announced.Sindh Caretaker Minister for Home and Prison Haris Nawaz in a press conference said that the action of deporting illegal
immigrants was being taken indiscriminately
He clarified the perception that the action was not being taken only against illegal Afghani immigrants, The Nation reported on Friday.Nawaz
said that the crackdowns were being carried out across the country against illegal immigrants, and it was a unanimous policy, which the
Sindh province was also adhering to.He said that 1,218 cases of illegal immigrants were pending in jails in the province
The Home Minister said that illegal immigrants lived more in KhyberPakhtoon Khawa and Balochistan than in Sindh province.The Home Minister
linked the peace in the city to the deportation of illegal immigrants
He said that they were trying to make Karachi a crime-free city.This comes as Pakistan has set November 1 as deadline for illegal immigrants
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