INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Afghanistan&& s embassy in Islamabad said on Wednesday that Afghan nationals in Islamabad and Rawalpindi have actually recently been
subjected to arrests, searches, and orders from the authorities to leave the twin cities and transfer to other parts of Pakistan.According
to a statement provided by the embassy, this process of detaining Afghans, which began with no official announcement, has actually not been
officially interacted to the Embassy of Afghanistan in Islamabad through any official correspondence.&& In action, the Embassy has actually
held multiple conferences with appropriate Pakistani authorities and authorities to look for information on the matter —-- whether these
actions are isolated occurrences that require to be stopped or part of an official policy that ought to be openly disclosed,& & the
declaration read.The statement kept in mind that conversations with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) revealed that
they were uninformed of the ongoing situation.However, Pakistan&& s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has actually now verified that there is &&
a conclusive and final plan to deport/remove all Afghan refugees not just from Islamabad and Rawalpindi however also from the whole nation
in the future,& & the embassy stated.Pakistan authorities informed Afghanistan&& s embassy officials that this decision was official and
only Afghans who are in belongings of legitimate, legal, visas will be permitted to live in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.The embassy went on to
state that Pakistan has decided to get rid of all Afghan refugees, including those holding ACC (Afghan Citizen Card) and PoR (Proof of
Registration) cards, from Islamabad and Rawalpindi, which their expulsion from the country is imminent.Embassy authorities have meanwhile
revealed serious issues in meetings with Pakistani authorities and international organizations regarding the mass expulsion of Afghan
refugees within such a brief timeframe and the unilateral nature of Pakistan&& s decision.The Embassy has actually shared this matter with
Kabul to facilitate conversations on the dignified repatriation of Afghan nationals and to examine the existing obstacles surrounding this
issue.This week the International Organization for Migration (IOM) stated that over 18,000 Afghan migrants returned to Afghanistan from
Islamabad and Rawalpindi last month.According to the organization, 9,846 Afghan returnees were recognized through border crossing points of
Torkham, Chaman, Ghulam Khan, Badini, and Bahramcha.Since September 15, 2023, at least 824,568 people have gone back to Afghanistan while
two percent (18,577) of this overall has returned since January 2025, the IOM said.According to the report, the fear of arrest (78 percent)
and inability to pay house rent (34 percent) are the most typical factors for the return mentioned amongst the heads of homes returning to
Afghanistan.The IOM also specified that both the worry of arrest and common pressure to return increased in the past two weeks.The post
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