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Undocumented Immigrants Deportation Operation
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kambhakt
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Because the job of Pakistan's defence minister is to interact with media. The actual decision making is elsewhere.
ghazi52
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Punjab launches third phase of deporting Afghans
Mansoor Malik
October 12, 2025
A Taliban security personnel stands guard as Afghans deported from Pakistan arrive at a registration centre at Takhta Pul in Kandahar province on October 9, 2025. — AFP
LAHORE: The Punjab government has launched the third phase of deporting illegal Afghan residents as it identified some 123 more such Afghans and brought them to holding centres for their deportation.
The Punjab government claims to have already repatriated some 42,913 Afghan nationals since April 1, 2025, as part of Pakistan’s Illegal Foreigner Repatriation Plan (IFRP).
The government is identifying the Afghan nationals, who have no legal documents to be in Pakistan or have overstayed for more than a year.
The government is still having 46 functional holding centres in the province, including five in Lahore, and holds illegally staying Afghan nationals until they are transported to the Torkham Border for crossing over to Afghanistan.
Punjab IGP Dr Usman Anwar says the police are on high alert across the province and ensuring picking up of illegally residing Afghan nationals for their repatriation as per international laws. He says the government is making its utmost effort to ensure human dignity and rights in the process of Afghans’ repatriation.
Dr Anwar says the Punjab Police has so far deported some 21,805 illegally staying Afghans and other foreigners.
It may be mentioned that the federal government had last month denotified the last Afghan Refugee Camp in Mianwali as well as four such camps in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 10 camps in Balochistan.
Since the bulk of Afghan nationals, lacking valid documents, has been repatriated, Punjab Home Secretary Dr Ahmad Javed Qazi said now there was no operational Afghan Refugee Camp in the province after the closure of Mianwali’s “Kot Chandna” camp.
He said the Afghans, who came across the law enforcement agencies, were being taken to the holding centres at the district level where their boarding, lodging and food was taken care of by the Punjab government through respective deputy commissioners. Then, he said, they were transported to the Torkham Border at the expense of the Punjab government.
“All Afghans residing in Pakistan shall have to leave except those having valid visas,” he asserted.
ghazi52
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The UN’s refugee agency had reported that more than 3.5 million Afghans had been living in Pakistan, including around 700,000 people who came after the Taliban takeover in 2021. The UN estimated that half of them were undocumented.
Though Pakistan had taken care of Afghans during the past decades of war, the government is now compelled to say that the high number of refugees is eventually posing risks to national security and causing pressure on public services.
Published in Dawn, October 12th, 2025
Though Pakistan had taken care of Afghans during the past decades of war, the government is now compelled to say that the high number of refugees is eventually posing risks to national security and causing pressure on public services.
Published in Dawn, October 12th, 2025
ghazi52
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An order has been issued for the immediate evacuation of 28 Afghan refugee camps in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; instructions have been given to the relevant district administrations for full implementation. Eight (8) camps in Peshawar, three (3) in Nowshera, five (5) in Hangu, four (4) in Kohat, two (2) in Mardan, two (2) in Swabi, one (1) in Buner, and three (3) in Dir have been closed. All land and immovable assets will be handed over to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government or the relevant Deputy Commissioners in accordance with SAFRON's instructions.
ghazi52
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Afghan refugees stranded in Islamabad as Pakistan’s deportation drive intensifies
Facing a legal vacuum, even registered refugees find themselves with no right to stay.Umar Bacha
Afghan refugee families camped at Islamabad’s Argentina Park a day after heavy rain in mid-September | Photo by the writer
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Nearly 300 Afghan refugee families are living under the open sky in Islamabad’s Argentina Park, just miles from Islamabad’s ‘Red Zone’, the heavily secured government and diplomatic district in the federal capital. They sleep on the wet ground under plastic tarps, with no access to sanitation, medical care or legal protection — caught between Pakistan’s intensifying deportation campaign and the Taliban regime they fled.
The day after rain showers swept through parts of Islamabad on September 18, teenager Uswa Kohistani sits alone under a tree, writing poetry in Dari about the crisis unfolding around her. Families spread soaked clothing across the grass to dry. Passports and school certificates lie damp inside a mosquito net.
“We can neither go to work nor buy food from the markets,” says Kohistani, 19. “The police arrest us and forcibly take us to the border for deportation to Afghanistan.”
The Policy Behind the Crisis
This makeshift camp is a direct consequence of a stringent government policy that began two years ago. In September 2023, Pakistan announced that it was launching its “Illegal Foreigners’ Repatriation Plan”, giving undocumented Afghans till the end of October to leave the country or face forced expulsion.
At the time, Pakistan said it was hosting over four million Afghans — having arrived in the country in various waves over the last four decades, including after the return of the Taliban to power in 2021.
The policy distinguished between three categories: undocumented Afghans, those holding Afghan Citizen Cards (ACC) — documents issued by Pakistan since 2017 to those who couldn’t obtain refugee status — and those with Proof of Registration (PoR) cards, issued by Pakistan’s National Database Registration Authority (Nadra) with the support of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Approximately 1.4 million PoR cards had been issued to registered refugees, with another over 800,000 Afghans having ACCs.
The first phase, beginning in October 2023, focused on expelling undocumented Afghans. Within months, Pakistan had deported over half a million people.
At the same time, the government also found ways to reclassify legal refugees as deportable. When PoR cards expired, authorities refused to renew them — effectively stripping documented refugees of their legal status. Following appeals from UN agencies amid mass deportation, Pakistan agreed to extend the PoR cards by a year, in June 2024. They expired again on June 30, 2025, after which started the third phase of deportations.
But before that came the second phase, in April 2025, targeting the ACC holders. Returns surged dramatically — in April alone, fear of arrest drove the vast majority of departures.
Since September 2023, more than 1.5 million Afghans have returned to Afghanistan, according to data released earlier this month by UNHCR and the International Organisation for Migration. In the final week of September 2025, over 45,000 Afghans crossed back through border points at Torkham, Chaman and elsewhere.
Among recent returnees, 56 percent held PoR cards — proof that even “legal” refugees are being pressured to leave. Nearly 40 percent were undocumented and five percent held ACC cards, the data adds.
But with PoR cards no longer being renewed, over 1.4 million registered refugees became technically undocumented on June 30. The categories have collapsed and nearly everyone faces deportation risk.
The camp in Argentina Park represents those who refuse to go back.
hydrabadi_arab
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·Upon receiving information about the presence of illegal Afghan citizens, the Islamabad Police conducted a successful operation in the area of Thana Secretariat Bari Imam, led by SP City. During the police operation, the illegal Afghans attempted to resist.The heavy police contingent carried out the action in an extremely professional manner and arrested 17 illegal Afghans, sending them to lockup. All illegal Afghan citizens will be deported."
hydrabadi_arab
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Over 1,200 vacant houses of Afghan evacuees demolished
In line with the government's decision, the repatriation of Afghan refugees to their homeland is underwayKARACHI:
The operation to demolish houses in the Gulshan-e-Mimar Afghan settlement continued for the fifth day. So far, over 1200 houses have been bulldozed.
Regarding this, Director Anti-Encroachment Ameer Fazal Avesi and SHO Zone 1 Shayan Anjum stated that the Gulshan-e-Maymar Afghan refugee camp covers an area of 215 acres and comprises over 3,200 residential and commercial units. In line with the government's decision, the repatriation of Afghan refugees to their homeland is underway.
Avesi said that houses and buildings constructed on this land are being demolished to prevent illegal occupation by the land mafia and the land is being reclaimed by the state.
On Sunday, the fifth day of the Afghan camp demolition drive, the Anti-Encroachment Force Zone One, Malir Development Authority (MDA), and District Police participated. Per Avesi this land, worth billions of rupees, belongs to the Malir Development Authority. DSP Manghopir Masroor Ahmed Jatoi said that over 15,000 Afghan refugees were settled in the Afghan tent city, of whom more than 90 percent, approximately 14,000 Afghan refugees, have already returned to their homeland, Afghanistan. The remaining 800 to 1,000 Afghans will also gradually vacate their homes and return to their country. He added that the police are taking action against Afghans residing illegally in various areas, as per government policy. This operation will continue until the land is completely cleared.
Need to regularise illegal settlements
Welcoming the demolition of illegal Afghan Basti on the M-9 Superhighway, Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman Altaf Shakoor on Sunday demanded that all other illegal settlements in the megacity should either be regularised or demolished as per law.
He said the Afghan Basti had been a den of crimes and drug selling. It is a welcome move to get it demolished. He suggested that the land of the former Afghan Basti should be used to develop a modern park, as the megacity faces a huge lack of parks, gardens and green spaces.
AZADPAKISTAN2009
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A nation which was allegedly created for a safe heaven for Muslims to practice their faith without fear and persecution , does not have a capacity to house Muslims from Afghanistan who have lived for large duration
majority of whom were legal residents
Hypocrisy with the own foundational principles of Pakistan
1947s-1971's : Issue with Bangali Pakistani
1950's-Present : Issues in Balochistan , Minerals , Job creation
1960's-Present : Issues in KPK always called outsiders interference in Government
2020-Present : Issues in Kashmir Pakistan interference in Government
1970-Present : Afghan migrants - Legal Residents
Every thing now is due to them
If Pakistan can't house Muslims , then what is it good for Qadiyani Tola?
The immigration issue , is just a mask to hide incompetence of a 12 seat Tanga Party (Rigged Election)
Under which context do you call yourself a Islamic Republic when you can't tolorate Muslims from different demographics ?
In Saudi Arabia , residence of Migrants or poor class were demolished
Legal residents (Citizens) were given 12 month rent , this issue of hate against Migrants is happening across Muslim world.
At least they are building Tourism city a big circus, yes there will be clowns , and there will be roller coasters , and big resorts
What is Pakistan achieving with Hate against Muslims Migrants?
If we view the world from context of Prophet Mohammad's teaching there was only a concept of "Muslims"
The ideology of Borders and Difference was only promoted in years after Prophet Mohammad passing away.
The Muslim Inhabitants , became responsibility of a Muslims state
initially the state was large later split , as dynasties split and broke
After World War 1 , when Muslim Areas under Turkish Empire became independent , the British reported that the locals just did not grasp the ideology of Nationalism
The Seeds of that divide still exist and we see it happening in Pakistan , and also in Saudia with the Anti Migrant drive
May Allah Guide the "Muslims" for we have become one of those Corrupt sects he told us about
I don't support any policy against any Muslim in Pakistan who is poor or Migrant because I refuse to follow that Ideology of hate against Migrants
majority of whom were legal residents
Hypocrisy with the own foundational principles of Pakistan
1947s-1971's : Issue with Bangali Pakistani
1950's-Present : Issues in Balochistan , Minerals , Job creation
1960's-Present : Issues in KPK always called outsiders interference in Government
2020-Present : Issues in Kashmir Pakistan interference in Government
1970-Present : Afghan migrants - Legal Residents
Every thing now is due to them
If Pakistan can't house Muslims , then what is it good for Qadiyani Tola?
The immigration issue , is just a mask to hide incompetence of a 12 seat Tanga Party (Rigged Election)
Under which context do you call yourself a Islamic Republic when you can't tolorate Muslims from different demographics ?
In Saudi Arabia , residence of Migrants or poor class were demolished
Legal residents (Citizens) were given 12 month rent , this issue of hate against Migrants is happening across Muslim world.
At least they are building Tourism city a big circus, yes there will be clowns , and there will be roller coasters , and big resorts
What is Pakistan achieving with Hate against Muslims Migrants?
If we view the world from context of Prophet Mohammad's teaching there was only a concept of "Muslims"
The ideology of Borders and Difference was only promoted in years after Prophet Mohammad passing away.
The Muslim Inhabitants , became responsibility of a Muslims state
initially the state was large later split , as dynasties split and broke
After World War 1 , when Muslim Areas under Turkish Empire became independent , the British reported that the locals just did not grasp the ideology of Nationalism
- They (the inhabitants) continued to view themselves as Muslims
- Nationalism was created so that the people would start to see difference with others , so that the difference can be used for political gains
- The Arab identity was bloated up for a political purpose against Turkish Empire
- We see Saudia leading the way to remind arabs of their arabness
- Instead of appreciating the Muslim Identity - new identifies have been crafted to feel connected with
The Seeds of that divide still exist and we see it happening in Pakistan , and also in Saudia with the Anti Migrant drive
May Allah Guide the "Muslims" for we have become one of those Corrupt sects he told us about
I don't support any policy against any Muslim in Pakistan who is poor or Migrant because I refuse to follow that Ideology of hate against Migrants
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hydrabadi_arab
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"Sindh govt has announced the demolition of all Afghan Basti in the province and the government's takeover of the land The vacated Afghan settlements will be completely demolished.We will not let anyone occupy the Afghan Basti."
hydrabadi_arab
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215 acres of land there is worth at least Rs10 billion. Hopefully Sindh government put it to good use.
PakFactor
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Of yes, I'm optimistic they'll put it to good use, just as they have everything else in the past. Even the angels in heaven are optimistic.
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