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Pakistan plans to expel 3 million Afghans from the country this year, as a due date for them to willingly leave the capital and surrounding locations ended on Monday, The Associated Press reported.
It&& s the most recent phase of a nationwide crackdown introduced in October 2023 to expel foreigners residing in Pakistan illegally, mostly Afghans.
The campaign has drawn fire from rights groups, the Islamic Emirate, and the U.N.
Arrests and deportations was because of start April 1 however were pressed back to April 10 since of the Eid al-Fitr vacations marking the end of Ramadan.
About 845,000 Afghans have actually left Pakistan over the past 18 months, figures from the International Organization for Migration reveal.
Pakistan states 3 million Afghans stay.
Of these, 1,344,584 hold Proof of Registration cards, while 807,402 have Afghan Citizen Cards.
There are a further 1 million Afghans who are in the country illegally since they have no documentation.
Pakistan stated it will ensure that Afghans do not return as soon as deported.
Authorities wanted Afghan Citizen cardholders to leave the capital Islamabad and Rawalpindi city by March 31 and go back to Afghanistan voluntarily or be deported.
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