Undocumented Immigrants Deportation Operation
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2.59m illegal Afghans deported since 2023
The Newspaper's Staff ReporterJuly 13, 2026
LAHORE: The federal government and the Punjab government have deported some 2.59 million illegally staying Afghan residents back to Afghanistan since 2023.
The Punjab home department’s foreign national security cell is continuing with the eviction of the illegally staying Afghans and currently has some 53 such Afghans in its 36 functional holding centres across the province.
The Punjab government alone has detained some 138,342 Afghans in its holding centres, completed their documents and deported them to Afghanistan.
A home department spokesman has said the federal government’s policy clearly explained that anyone not having a valid visa could not stay in the country and needed to be deported.
The spokesman claimed that the home department had completed its survey and examination in markets as well as residential areas. The illegally staying Afghans were being arrested and detained at holding centres.
At holding centres, the spokesman said, the arrested Afghans were being provided with stay, registration and arrangements for deportation through the Torkham border.
The spokesman stressed that people of Punjab should report about the illegally staying Afghans at emergency call 15 and added that their identity would not be disclosed to anyone.
RAJPUT
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They allowed a million back in with proper visas willy nilly and all are now unaccounted for. Vanished into thin air. Someone is making bank with these visa fee collections from Afghans.
hydrabadi_arab
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An operation against illegal Afghans has also begun in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In Peshawar's Bohri Bazaar, there used to be four to five hundred Afghans' shops; now there are four or five. Either they're staying indoors, or if they venture out, the police arrest them and escort them across the border with honor and respect. Now, when any Afghan goes to meet local people, they say, "Brother, haven't you gone back yet? When are you leaving?"
hydrabadi_arab
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525 families repatriated as 3 Afghan refugee camps completely vacated in KP's Bannu
PESHAWAR: Three Afghan refugee camps in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district have been completely vacated, with the successful repatriation of 525 families to Afghanistan, it emerged on Tuesday.
Speaking to Dawn, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Umar Khittab Khan said that the phased repatriation of all Afghan refugees was being carried out in line with the directives of the KP government — whether they resided in refugee camps, urban areas, or villages.
He said that under this policy, all 525 families living in the refugee camps at Bizan Khel, Ghoriwala, and Mamand Khel were repatriated to Afghanistan.
According to the ADC, the families were repatriated through the Torkham border crossing, with the government providing transportation and other necessary facilities to facilitate the repatriation process.
He added that the administration was now focusing on Afghan nationals living in rented houses or private residences across the city of Bannu and its surrounding villages.
He said that their records have been shared with the respective police stations, and, in accordance with government directives, efforts were underway to ensure their early repatriation.
The ADC further said that Afghan families willing to return voluntarily may stay at the temporary transit centres established by the district administration. From there, transportation will be arranged to take them to the Torkham border for their return to Afghanistan.
The repatriation of Afghan families via the Torkham border has gained momentum, with the federal government ordering the arrest and deportation of those living in the country without valid visas.
Officials at the Hamza Baba transit point in Landi Kotal said earlier this week that the numbers exceeded the 10,000 figure on a daily basis since Pakistan recently ordered all Afghan nationals on its soil to go back to their country until July 10.
Meanwhile, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed concerns about the “forced” repatriation of Afghan nationals from Pakistan.
525 families repatriated as 3 Afghan refugee camps completely vacated in KP's Bannu
Administration now focusing on Afghan nationals living in rented houses or private residences across Bannu city, surrounding villages, ADC says.
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hydrabadi_arab
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"It seems that this time the matter is serious. Afghan families who had been living in Peshawar for the past 60 years have left for Afghanistan few days ago. Some of them even had Pakistani national identity cards."
Good going, finally some work being done.
Good going, finally some work being done.
hydrabadi_arab
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Imagine saying Pakistan sending back afghanis to their homeland is akin to being like Israel. Especially when same afghandus claim pashtun genocide is going on in Pakistan. Then why so much cry for leaving it? save yourself.
hydrabadi_arab
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Repatriation of Afghan nationals gains momentum
PESHAWAR: Repatriation of Afghan nationals under the Illegal foreigners’ repatriation programme (IFRP) is gaining momentum as authorities in different districts have arrested a large number of them and are sending them back to their home country.
Official repatriation data released on Tuesday night showed that over 4,400 Afghans left for their country through the Torkham border crossing during the day. The data showed that of them, 1,768 were holders of Proof of Registration cards, 616 Afghan Citizen Card holders, and 2,080 were individuals illegally staying.
Meanwhile, the Swabi district administration, in coordination with the police, arrested 350 Afghans over the last three days, who were later deported to their country.
Sources said there were still around 1,200 Afghans living in Swabi.
Swabi Deputy Commissioner Dr Tariqullah told Dawn that the remaining Afghan nationals would be traced and deported to their country as soon as possible.
“The government policy is clear that no Afghan can live here anymore,” he said. “The search for the remaining foreign nationals in the district is underway.”
DSP Fazal Sher Khan warned the residents of arrest if they sheltered Afghan nationals or rented their houses to them.
“We have instructed SHOs to continue the crackdown on Afghans within their limits,” he said.
Also, the authorities in Haripur district have arrested over three dozen undocumented Afghan nationals during a crackdown, police and officials at the deputy commissioner’s office told Dawn on Wednesday.
The arrested Afghans were moved to a holding centre in Peshawar for onward deportation to their native country.
The police said that during the last four days, 46 Afghan individuals were arrested under Section 14 of the Foreigners Act and sent to the holding centre. They said that with the help of different government departments and agencies, the hunt for illegally staying Afghan nationals in different localities was going on, and all those who were living without visas or had their visas expired would be arrested and deported to their country.
According to official sources, under the voluntary repatriation process of temporarily displaced Afghan nationals from Haripur district, over 90 per cent of Afghans have been sent to their native country by the end of February.
By the end of 2025, according to sources, three officially designated refugee camps of Paniyan, Baso Maira and Padhana housed 63,547 individuals, and another 13,000 lived in rented houses across the district.
However, the police and the district administration claim that over 90pc of Afghans have moved to their homeland under the voluntary repatriation scheme, while the operation for the arrest and deportation of a few undocumented Afghans hiding in different localities was underway.
Meanwhile, in Mohmand district, seven Afghan families, comprising 27 individuals, were repatriated to Afghanistan from the Salor Naqi area of Ekkaghund tehsil the other day.
Officials said the repatriation was carried out in accordance with the government’s ongoing policy for the return of foreign nationals.
The process remained peaceful and orderly, with the district administration overseeing the necessary arrangements and the police ensuring security throughout the operation.
The families were facilitated during the departure process before being escorted towards the border for their onward journey to Afghanistan.
Officials said that the district administration and law enforcement agencies continued to coordinate closely to ensure that the repatriation process was conducted in a safe, dignified and organised manner.
Meanwhile, a UNHCR-IOM flash update of repatriation issued on July 9 stated that from June 28 to July 4, 19,130 Afghans had returned to their country through the Torkham and Ghulam Khan border crossings in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Chaman, Badini and Bahramcha points in Balochistan.
It said that during the same period, the number of returns increased by 59pc and deportations increased by 299pc — compared to the previous June 21-27 week, when 12,022 individuals returned to their country, including 411 deportations. The update said that 19,130 returns were reported from June 28 to July 4, including 1,638 deportations.
“The increase in returns and deportations is primarily linked to heightened fears around a potential renewed July 10 deadline, alongside an increase in operations during the reporting period,” the update said.
Published in Dawn, July 16th, 2026
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