KP orders deportation of over two thousand Afghan refugees

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PESHAWAR: The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Friday cancelled registrations of more than two thousand Afghan refugees holding fake identity cards and issued orders to deport them back to their home country, DawnNews reported.

Moreover, the KP government has sought recommendations from different institutions on whether the refugees’ assets should be sealed or confiscated.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) also arrested four officials of National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) and the immigration and passports office who were allegedly involved in issuing fake identity cards and passports to the illegal residents.

The investigations reports have been submitted to Ministry of Interior.

Earlier in February, a list of 185 Afghan refugees working for different institutions of the Afghan government had been earlier sent by the FATA Secretariat and the KP government to the interior and foreign ministries, after which it was decided that the refugees should be deported from the country.

Following the orders, notices had been issued to the refugees ordering them to leave the country within a month.

KP orders deportation of over two thousand Afghan refugees | Provinces | DAWN.COM

 

[Karachiite]

Great news!

 

[SHAMK9]

about time this happened

 

[Dance]

Hopefully they will deport them not just from KP, but all over Pakistan!

 

[Icewolf]

Great!

 

[RazPaK]

Wrong move. I'm very disappointed in GoP.

 

[Icewolf]

Wrong move. I'm very disappointed in GoP.

Please explain.

 

[Pakistanisage]

Send the foreign trouble-makers home. Let Karzai feed them and house them in Afghanistan where they belong. We have our own people to take care of. Put Pakistanis and Pakistan First.

 

[RazPaK]

Please explain.

Pakistan is the Afghan's second home. Sending back people to face the bullets of Nato is completely unjustified.

 

[Nothing]

Why to declare that .. first send them and then print it in news media .. now half of them will go to other cities and rest will make sure they get duplicate docs or will do some sort of setting..

 

[MastanKhan]

Hi,

It is about time to send them home----it is begining of spring---afghans in pakistan need to go home.

 

[Icewolf]

Pakistan is the Afghan's second home. Sending back people to face the bullets of Nato is completely unjustified.

And what these illegals do in Pakistan is also completely unjustified to Pakistanis. Pakistanis first, Afghans second.

 

[Baby Leone]

only two thousand...

 

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KP to deport 929 Afghan families​

Provincial Government Sunday ordered to send back 929 Afghan families serving in Afghan National Army. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa(KP) government sought details of the Afghan refugees from all over the province in 66th session of KP Cabinet. Provincial Home Ministry directed commissioners of all districts and Police officials to take Afghan citizens into custody working in Afghan National Army alongwith 306 Head Imams living in the province to be deported to Afghanistan. According to the details, 964 Afghan Citizens have purchased properties illegally whereas 473 Afghanis comprised relatives of several ministers and governors work illegally in the province. Most of them belong to Northern Afghanistan are presently living in posh areas of the province.

KP to deport 929 Afghan families | The Nation

 

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Afghan refugees to be repatriated by year-end: UNHCR

ISLAMABAD: The United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) would complete the repatriation of Afghan refugees to their homeland by December, 2012.

Talking to APP, an official of the UNHCR said townships had been set up in nine Afghan provinces where the refugees would be settled.

To a question, he said the government of Pakistan will no longer be responsible for them after the due date.

The refugees are bound to strictly follow the directives of the government of Pakistan about their repatriation, said the official.

According to a recent report, Pakistan plays host to 1.7 million registered Afghan refugees out of which 386,000 children are of school-going age.

Afghan refugees to be repatriated by year-end: UNHCR | Pakistan | DAWN.COM