Undocumented Immigrants Deportation Operation
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Afghan citizens residing in Pakistan openly firing in Hayatabad, Peshawar 
This video is from August 19, Afghanistan's Independence Day. On this occasion, Afghan citizens residing in Pakistan are openly firing in Hayatabad, putting the lives of the general public at risk.
This video is from August 19, Afghanistan's Independence Day. On this occasion, Afghan citizens residing in Pakistan are openly firing in Hayatabad, putting the lives of the general public at risk.
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Joint subcommittee maps over 15,000 Afghan nationals with PoR cards ahead of repatriation
Mohammad Asghar
August 23, 2025
RAWALPINDI: A joint sub-committee of police and intelligence officers (JSC) has mapped over 15,000 Afghan nationals with Proof of Registration (PoR) cards as part of the government’s repatriation strategy for illegal foreigners.
The Haji Camp at Golra Mor, Rawalpindi, has been designated as a temporary holding centre for Afghan nationals, as law enforcement agencies prepare to launch a crackdown when the formal repatriation and deportation process takes effect from September 1, 2025, a senior police official said.
He said that the mapping of more than 15,000 Afghan nationals with PoR cards has been completed so far, while the total number of Afghan nationals with PoR cards stands at 46,000.
A crackdown will begin after September 1, 2025, in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad to repatriate them, he added.
It has also been decided that the voluntary return of PoR card holders shall commence immediately, while the formal repatriation and deportation process will begin from September 1, 2025.
As part of the illegal foreigner repatriation strategy, JSC was formed to map Afghan nationals with PoR cards and assist operational teams.
The JSC comprises the district officer Special Branch Rawalpindi, deputy superintendent of police (Security) Rawalpindi, a representative of the Ministry of SAFRON, and representatives of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), Intelligence Bureau and other intelligence agencies.
The committee was tasked with ensuring the mapping of PoR card holders provided by representatives of the Ministry of SAFRON through their respective field formations. Real-time information about the location of illegal foreigners is to be shared with the police for the implementation of the Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan (IFRP).
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It was decided to convey to the concerned authorities that Afghan nationals holding PoR cards shall be repatriated to Afghanistan as part of the ongoing implementation of the IFRP.
As part of the plan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will engage with the Interim Afghan Government (IAG), UNHCR and the international community, if needed. Likewise, the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs, Gilgit-Baltistan and SAFRON will provide the database of PoR cards to the respective provincial, divisional, and district committees.
It was also decided that NADRA will make arrangements for the deregistration of returnees at transit areas and border terminals, along with providing the requisite capacity at border terminals. All provincial governments and relevant agencies have been directed to ensure the mapping of all PoR card holders, devise provincial action plans, and share them with the Ministry of Interior.
All provincial governments and relevant agencies will designate transit areas for the stay of deportees and arrange for their transportation and financial requirements. Likewise, provincial governments will operationalise provincial, divisional and district-level implementation committees to review and suggest adjustments in the repatriation process.
Published in Dawn, August 23rd, 2025
As part of the plan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will engage with the Interim Afghan Government (IAG), UNHCR and the international community, if needed. Likewise, the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs, Gilgit-Baltistan and SAFRON will provide the database of PoR cards to the respective provincial, divisional, and district committees.
It was also decided that NADRA will make arrangements for the deregistration of returnees at transit areas and border terminals, along with providing the requisite capacity at border terminals. All provincial governments and relevant agencies have been directed to ensure the mapping of all PoR card holders, devise provincial action plans, and share them with the Ministry of Interior.
All provincial governments and relevant agencies will designate transit areas for the stay of deportees and arrange for their transportation and financial requirements. Likewise, provincial governments will operationalise provincial, divisional and district-level implementation committees to review and suggest adjustments in the repatriation process.
Published in Dawn, August 23rd, 2025
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Thousands of Afghans expelled from Pakistan despite quake
AFP
September 3, 2025
PESHAWAR: Thousands of Afghans who were registered as refugees have surged over the border from Pakistan in recent days, with officials telling AFP returns have escalated despite the weekend’s deadly earthquake in Afghanistan.
Pakistan has hosted Afghans fleeing violence for more than four decades, from the Soviet invasion to the 2021 Taliban takeover.
Various cohorts of Afghans have found differing degrees of stability, including access to work and education, in neighbouring Pakistan. Some were born and raised there, while others transited en route to resettlement in the West.
However, Pakistan’s government, citing an uptick in violent attacks and insurgent campaigns, launched a crackdown in 2023 to evict them, painting the population as “terrorists and criminals”.
More than 1.2 million Afghans have since been forced to return from Pakistan, including more than 443,000 this year alone, according to the United Nations.
The crackdown has most recently targeted an estimated 1.3 million refugees with UNHCR-issued Proof of Registration (PoR) cards, with Islamabad setting a deadline of September 1 for them to leave or face arrest and deportation.
At the Chaman border crossing, “more than 4,000 people have left ever since the deadline ended”, local administrator Habib Bangulzai told AFP.
In Spin Boldak on the Afghan side, migrant registration official Abdul Latif Hakimi estimated that “250 to 300 families are returning” daily since August 31.
At the Torkham crossing further north, more than 6,300 PoR holders returned on Tuesday alone, according to authorities managing the terminal. They estimated that nearly 63,000 PoR cardholders have entered Afghanistan since April.
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Afghan refugees, some awaiting relocation overseas, reported police raids as well as extortion and harassment by authorities in the lead-up to the latest deadline.
Convoys of Afghan families, fearing arrest, detention and separation, headed to the border.
The most recent data from the UNHCR shows an uptick of crossings in August, with a surge between August 24 and 30 of 25,490 Afghan returnees, of which 13,525 were PoR holders.
Afghan returnee Khan Wali told AFP he was unable to work in the eastern city of Lahore and faced constant harassment.
“Police used to detain us repeatedly. They seized our belongings,” he said from the Spin Boldak crossing.
An Afghan PoR holder in Peshawar told AFP the situation was easier in that city, which borders Afghanistan and is held by Pakistan’s political opposition.
However, she said “people are facing hell” in the capital Islamabad.
The latest expulsions come as already impoverished Afghanistan responds to a devastating 6.0 earthquake that wiped out villages along the border that were home to many recently expelled migrants.
More than 1,400 people were killed in the disaster.
Analysts say the evictions are designed to pressure neighbouring Afghanistan’s Taliban administration, which Islamabad blames for fuelling a rise in border attacks.
Convoys of Afghan families, fearing arrest, detention and separation, headed to the border.
The most recent data from the UNHCR shows an uptick of crossings in August, with a surge between August 24 and 30 of 25,490 Afghan returnees, of which 13,525 were PoR holders.
Afghan returnee Khan Wali told AFP he was unable to work in the eastern city of Lahore and faced constant harassment.
“Police used to detain us repeatedly. They seized our belongings,” he said from the Spin Boldak crossing.
An Afghan PoR holder in Peshawar told AFP the situation was easier in that city, which borders Afghanistan and is held by Pakistan’s political opposition.
However, she said “people are facing hell” in the capital Islamabad.
The latest expulsions come as already impoverished Afghanistan responds to a devastating 6.0 earthquake that wiped out villages along the border that were home to many recently expelled migrants.
More than 1,400 people were killed in the disaster.
Analysts say the evictions are designed to pressure neighbouring Afghanistan’s Taliban administration, which Islamabad blames for fuelling a rise in border attacks.
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Afghan citizens residing in Pakistan openly firing in Hayatabad, Peshawar
This video is from August 19, Afghanistan's Independence Day. On this occasion, Afghan citizens residing in Pakistan are openly firing in Hayatabad, putting the lives of the general public at risk.
Reckless no good piece of crap. Hope they throw him back to Afghanistan in an undignified way.
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Sharp rise seen in Afghans’ return after end of deadline
Amin Ahmed
September 6, 2025
Afghan refugees due for deportation to Afghanistan wait with their belongings outside a holding centre near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman on April 22, 2025. — AFP/File
ISLAMABAD: The UN refugee agency has said that the expiry of Proof of Registration (PoR) cards grace period that ended on August 31, has triggered a sharp rise in the return of Afghans from Pakistan.
A situation report of the UNHCR released on Friday said that in August alone, returns increased by 254 per cent, while deportations rose by 191pc as compared to July, coinciding with the start of the third phase of the ‘Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan’ (IFPR).
The report says 531,700 Afghans have returned from Pakistan,as of September 4.
Since April, more than 483,700 Afghans have returned from Pakistan to Afghanistan, including 145,200 in August alone, with some 55,000 making the journey in just the final four days of the month.
The proportion of Proof of Registration (PoR) card holders among returnees has steadily increased, rising from 6 per cent in April to 21–23 per cent between May and July.
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In August, this share grew sharply, with PoR cardholders accounting for 54pc (77,700
individuals) of all returns recorded to date, the UNHCR data shows.
Some 57,300 individuals have been arrested and detained since April, including PoR card holders. In August alone, some 9,000 arrests were recorded, compared to some 3,400 in July. The top three districts for arrest and detention are Chaghi (Balochistan), Islamabad and Pishin (Balochistan).
In Afghanistan, the UNHCR continued to biometrically process and provide cash assistance to PoR card holders and their nuclear family members, UNHCR slip holders, asylum seeker certificate holders and other protection referrals.
This support aimed at alleviating the difficulties faced by Afghans who have returned home hastily, and often largely unprepared due to the circumstances in Pakistan, the report says.
individuals) of all returns recorded to date, the UNHCR data shows.
Some 57,300 individuals have been arrested and detained since April, including PoR card holders. In August alone, some 9,000 arrests were recorded, compared to some 3,400 in July. The top three districts for arrest and detention are Chaghi (Balochistan), Islamabad and Pishin (Balochistan).
In Afghanistan, the UNHCR continued to biometrically process and provide cash assistance to PoR card holders and their nuclear family members, UNHCR slip holders, asylum seeker certificate holders and other protection referrals.
This support aimed at alleviating the difficulties faced by Afghans who have returned home hastily, and often largely unprepared due to the circumstances in Pakistan, the report says.
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Foreign Office Spokesperson Ambassador Shafqat Ali Khan addresses a weekly press briefing in Islamabad on September 5. — DawnNewsTV
Expulsion of Afghans
FO spokesman rejected calls to pause the expulsion of Afghans following last weekend’s deadly earthquake in Afghanistan, insisting that deportations would continue and urging Germany to show seriousness in relocating vulnerable refugees.
“This is the global norm, and this is our sovereign decision regarding who we allow to enter or stay in our country. So, any person who’s illegal, we will repatriate that person,” Shafqat Ali said.
He was responding to an appeal by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, who earlier this week urged Pakistan to suspend its ‘Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan’ because of the humanitarian crisis triggered by the earthquake.
“Given the circumstances, I appeal to the government of Pakistan to pause the implementation,” Grandi had said.
Shafqat Ali suggested there would be no extension of the Sept 1 deadline for Afghans to leave, noting that Pakistan already maintains a generous visa policy.
“We are issuing a large number of visas to Afghans under different categories, including visit, business, family, education and medical visas,” he said.
“For Afghanistan, we have a special category under which on-arrival visas are granted for certain medical emergencies. So, what I want to emphasise is that we already have a very liberalised visa regime in place.”
The FO spokesman also pressed Germany to accelerate the relocation of Afghans promised after the Taliban takeover. “We hope that they take it seriously. There is a large group of Afghans in Pakistan which the German side had committed to take to Germany. A number of deadlines have passed,” he said.
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Balochistan High Court admits challenge to Afghans’ repatriation
Saleem Shahid
September 23, 2025
QUETTA: A division bench of the Balochistan High Court, comprising Chief Justice Rozi Khan Bareach and Justice Sardar Ahmed Halimi, on Monday declared admissible a constitutional petition against the ongoing repatriation of Afghan refugees and summoned the relevant authorities for clarification.
The plea, filed by Advocate Syed Nazir Agha, sought a six-month suspension of the repatriation drive. He appeared before the bench alongside Additional Attorney General Muhammad Farid Dogar and Assistant Advocate General Zahoor Ahmed Baloch.
Advocate Agha argued that thousands of Afghan children are enrolled in schools and colleges in Balochistan with only a few months left before their annual examinations. Forcing them to return at this stage, he said, would disrupt their education and risk loss of properties belonging to many refugee families.
He further maintained that Afghans married to Pakistani nationals were entitled to citizenship under the Pakistan Citizenship Act 1951. The expulsion of refugees, he contended, violated Articles 2A, 9, 25 and 25A of the Constitution. He urged the court to restrain the authorities and issue appropriate directions.
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Balochistan High Court admits challenge to Afghans’ repatriation
Saleem Shahid
September 23, 2025
QUETTA: A division bench of the Balochistan High Court, comprising Chief Justice Rozi Khan Bareach and Justice Sardar Ahmed Halimi, on Monday declared admissible a constitutional petition against the ongoing repatriation of Afghan refugees and summoned the relevant authorities for clarification.
The plea, filed by Advocate Syed Nazir Agha, sought a six-month suspension of the repatriation drive. He appeared before the bench alongside Additional Attorney General Muhammad Farid Dogar and Assistant Advocate General Zahoor Ahmed Baloch.
Advocate Agha argued that thousands of Afghan children are enrolled in schools and colleges in Balochistan with only a few months left before their annual examinations. Forcing them to return at this stage, he said, would disrupt their education and risk loss of properties belonging to many refugee families.
He further maintained that Afghans married to Pakistani nationals were entitled to citizenship under the Pakistan Citizenship Act 1951. The expulsion of refugees, he contended, violated Articles 2A, 9, 25 and 25A of the Constitution. He urged the court to restrain the authorities and issue appropriate directions.
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RAWALPINDI: Over 50 illegal Afghan nationals, detained in Afghan Holding Centre, were deported to their country on Tuesday, while two others were shifted to Benazir Bhutto Hospital (BBH) due to their health problem amid tight security.
According to sources, nearly 50 illegal Afghan nationals, including 21 male, eight female and 20 children, picked up by law enforcement officials from different parts of the twin cities had been waiting in the holding centre while their travel documents for deportation to Afghanistan were being prepared.
Ever since the government deadline for their voluntary repatriation expired on August 31, the law enforcement authorities had launched a crackdown on Afghan nationals who possessed Proof of Registration (PoR) cards.
A security official said after the deadline ended, the remaining Afghan nationals have been facing arrest and forced expulsion.
Pakistan had extended the deadline for the deportation of millions of Afghan refugees holding PoR cards to September 1, and a large number of Afghan families residing in Rawalpindi voluntarily repatriated.
As part of the illegal foreigner repatriation strategy, a joint ‘subcommittee’ (JSC) of police and intelligence officers was formed to map Afghan nationals with Proof of Registration cards and help operational teams.
The JSC comprised district officer Special Branch Rawalpindi, deputy superintendent of police security Rawalpindi as well as representative of Ministry of Safron, Counter-Terrorism Department, Intelligence Bureau and other agencies.
The government has already chalked out a comprehensive strategy to expedite formal repatriation of Afghan nationals holding PoR cards as part of the ongoing implementation of the Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan (IFRP).
The repatriation of illegal foreign nationals, including Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) holders will continue as per the earlier decision under the IFRP.
Since the government’s deadline passed, more than 3,575 illegal Afghan nationals, including 2,034 male, 663 female and 881 children, have been rounded up by the law enforcement authorities and brought to the Afghan Holding Centre Dhoke Syedan in Rawalpindi.
Of the 3,575 illegal Afghan nationals, 3,510 have been deported to Afghanistan.
According to sources, nearly 50 illegal Afghan nationals, including 21 male, eight female and 20 children, picked up by law enforcement officials from different parts of the twin cities had been waiting in the holding centre while their travel documents for deportation to Afghanistan were being prepared.
Ever since the government deadline for their voluntary repatriation expired on August 31, the law enforcement authorities had launched a crackdown on Afghan nationals who possessed Proof of Registration (PoR) cards.
A security official said after the deadline ended, the remaining Afghan nationals have been facing arrest and forced expulsion.
Pakistan had extended the deadline for the deportation of millions of Afghan refugees holding PoR cards to September 1, and a large number of Afghan families residing in Rawalpindi voluntarily repatriated.
As part of the illegal foreigner repatriation strategy, a joint ‘subcommittee’ (JSC) of police and intelligence officers was formed to map Afghan nationals with Proof of Registration cards and help operational teams.
The JSC comprised district officer Special Branch Rawalpindi, deputy superintendent of police security Rawalpindi as well as representative of Ministry of Safron, Counter-Terrorism Department, Intelligence Bureau and other agencies.
The government has already chalked out a comprehensive strategy to expedite formal repatriation of Afghan nationals holding PoR cards as part of the ongoing implementation of the Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan (IFRP).
The repatriation of illegal foreign nationals, including Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) holders will continue as per the earlier decision under the IFRP.
Since the government’s deadline passed, more than 3,575 illegal Afghan nationals, including 2,034 male, 663 female and 881 children, have been rounded up by the law enforcement authorities and brought to the Afghan Holding Centre Dhoke Syedan in Rawalpindi.
Of the 3,575 illegal Afghan nationals, 3,510 have been deported to Afghanistan.
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Afghan days are numbered. KPK drug smuggler enterprise/politicians will make the must noise in coming days.
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good bye.
