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Pakistan extends Afghan refugee deportation deadline to Sept. 1
PAKISTAN, AUG 5 – Pakistan will repatriate over 1.3 million Afghan Proof of Registration cardholders starting September 1 amid security concerns and resource pressures, officials said.
- Pakistan announced that starting September 1, 2025, it will initiate the formal process of returning more than 1.3 million Afghan refugees registered under PoR cards.
- This decision follows the expiration of PoR cards on June 30, 2025, which changed these refugees' status to unlawful residents and led to organized repatriation planning.
- Provincial governments and relevant organizations have been tasked with identifying all PoR cardholders and formulating comprehensive plans that address transit locations, transportation logistics, and financial support to facilitate their repatriation.
- The Ministry of Interior stated that voluntary returns start immediately, while compulsory returns for remaining individuals will commence on September 1, with NADRA and FIA managing deregistration and border support.
- The UNHCR expressed concern about forced returns, acknowledging Pakistan's over 40-year hospitality but warning such action contradicts humanitarian principles amid rising security and resource pressures.
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Pakistan extends Afghan refugee deportation deadline to September 1 amid UN concerns
Pakistan extended the deadline for the deportation of millions of Afghan refugees to September 1, officials said on Wednesday as the United Nations welcomed the decision while expressing concern over coerced returns
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Pakistan extends Afghan refugee deportation deadline to Sept. 1
Pakistan has extended the deadline for the deportation of millions of Afghan refugees to Sept. 1. Officials announced this on Wednesday, and the United Nations welcomed the decision while expressing concern over coerced returns.
Millions of Afghan refugees are seeking protection in the neighbouring country Pakistan. The government in Islamabad is planning the next wave of deportations. Now people are affected whose registration has expired.
Al-Monitor
Pakistan starts deporting registered Afghan refugees, says UNHCR
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) -Pakistan has started to deport documented Afghan refugees ahead of its deadline for them to leave, according to the United Nations, in a move that could see more than 1 million Afghans expelled from the country.The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said that it had received reports of arrests and expulsions of legally registered Afghans across the country before Pakistan's September 1 deadline for them t…
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