Apr 06, 2024, at 12:41 am
Reacting to the announcement by the newly elected Government of Pakistan to expand and expedite its plans to unlawfully deport Afghan refugees in the country after the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr next week, James Jennion, Campaigner for the Refugee and Migrants’ Rights at Amnesty International, said.
Pakistan repatriated 435,152 illegal Afghans to Afghanistan
Dec 19, 2023, at 11:31 pm
Pakistan has repatriated 435,152 illegal Afghans to Afghanistan, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: $26 million appeal for returnees from Pakistan
Dec 02, 2023, at 09:31 pm
WFP is seeking $26.3 million to assist one million Afghans forced to leave Pakistan following the Government’s decision to deport undocumented foreigners.
Nov 26, 2023, at 04:45 am
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is raising concerns over Pakistan’s announcement for undocumented foreigners to leave, as the orders have adversely affected Afghan nationals including registered refugees and others with valid documents.
Ensure safety and efficient resettlement of Afghan refugees and asylum seekers, urges US to Pakistan
Nov 24, 2023, at 11:54 pm
The US government has asked Pakistan to ensure safety and efficient resettlement of Afghan refugees and asylum seekers.
Nov 22, 2023, at 10:50 pm
Some civil society activists are demanding Pakistan stop the forceful deportation of Afghan refugees from the south Asian nation.
Pakistan: Trailer carrying Afghan families overturns in Attock, 2 die
Oct 30, 2023, at 02:15 am
A 22-wheeler trailer, which was carrying Afghan families, overturned in Pakistan's Attock city on Sunday which left two people dead and 25 others injured.
Pakistan expels over 3,000 Afghan refugees
Oct 23, 2023, at 02:28 am
Pakistan has expelled over 3000 Afghanistan refugees from the country.
Human rights experts urge Pakistan to stop planned mass deportation of Afghans
Oct 18, 2023, at 11:21 pm
Pakistan should immediately cancel plans to deport 1.4 million Afghan nationals back to their country, independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council urged on Tuesday.
Afghanistan refugees claim their houses were destroyed by Pakistan Army
Oct 16, 2023, at 11:18 pm
Pakistani-Afghan refugees have claimed Pakistani Army personnel have destroyed their houses to force them to leave the country.
Pakistan-Afghanistan: UN agencies call Islamabad to protect refugees
Oct 09, 2023, at 01:24 am
Following Pakistan’s announcement to repatriate Afghan nationals, the UN’s refugee and migration agencies together appealed to Islamabad on Saturday to continue protecting those who sought safety in the country and could be “at imminent risk if forced to return”.
Afghanistan embassy in Islamabad urges Pakistan to stop arresting refugees
Jun 10, 2023, at 08:32 pm
Islamabad: The Afghanistan embassy in Islamabad on Friday urged the Pakistani government not to detain its refugees any further.
Canada: Over 30,000 Afghan refugees arrive with IOM’s support
Apr 14, 2023, at 07:32 pm
New York: The arrival of a charter flight in Toronto on Wednesday marked the successful departure to Canada of more than 30,000 Afghan refugees with the assistance of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Iranian border guards kill 11 Afghanistan refugees: Reports
Mar 17, 2023, at 01:24 pm
Tehran: Iranian guards have killed at least eleven Afghan nationals in the Sistan and Baluchistan province of Iran, media reports said.
Several Afghanistan refugees detained in Pakistan: Report
Jan 03, 2023, at 02:26 am
Rawalpindi: Pakistani Police have arrested several Afghan refugees in the country's Rawalpindi city and accused them of carrying weapons and military equipment, media reports said on Monday.
Hamid Karzai slams Pakistan over mistreating Afghan refugees
Nov 09, 2022, at 12:01 am
Kabul: Ex-Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai has slammed Pakistan for mistreating Afghan refugees who had to cross the border for safety following the collapse of the government last year.
Afghanistan citizens seeking refuge in Pakistan are sold visas for over $1,000 in black
Jun 22, 2022, at 01:12 am
Islamabad: Pakistan is allegedly selling visas in the black markets to Afghanistan refugees, who are seeking a shelter in the nation after escaping Taliban rule, for USD 1,000, media reports said.
Pakistan: Afghan refugees who want to settle in developed countries hold rally in Islamabad
May 26, 2022, at 02:02 am
Islamabad: A large number of refugees from Afghanistan recently demonstrated in Pakistan's Islamabad city as they demanded shelter in developed countries.
Pakistan: Afghan refugees demonstrate in front of UNHCR in Islamabad
Apr 25, 2022, at 10:45 pm
Kabul: Afghan refugees demonstrated in front of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Islamabad against the delay in processing their immigration papers.
Pakistan: Smartcard registration drive for Afghan refugees ends
Jan 05, 2022, at 07:10 pm
New York: The first drive to verify data relating to around 1.4 million Afghan refugees on the move over past decade in Pakistan has been concluded, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.
Afghan refugees in Indonesia sew their lips to protest against UNHCR
Dec 08, 2021, at 04:30 am
Jakarta/UNI: Afghan refugees in Indonesia have sewn their lips shut in an attempt to draw United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)'s attention as the organization has failed to address their problems and process their asylum-seeking cases.
Refugees face dire consequences from COVID-19 underfunding, UNHCR warns
Sep 18, 2021, at 03:31 pm
New York: Underfunding has left a “yawning gap” in the UN Refugee Agency’s ability to protect forcibly displaced people worldwide from the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UNHCR said on Friday.
Fast-moving Afghanistan crisis ‘has hallmarks of humanitarian catastrophe’
Aug 14, 2021, at 10:12 pm
New York: Afghanistan is on course to witness its highest ever number of documented civilian casualties in a single year since records began, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.
Give us money, not COVID-19 jabs: Afghanistan refugees tell Pakistan govt
Apr 07, 2021, at 10:59 pm
Claiming that their camps were not hit by COVID-19, Afghan refugees in Pakistan’s southern provinces have demanded they want money from the Pakistan government and not vaccine jabs.
Pakistan postpones card renewal exercise for Afghan refugees
Apr 05, 2021, at 04:49 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan government and UNHCR have temporarily postponed the commencement of the “Documentation Renewal and Information Verification Exercise” (DRIVE) for Afghanistan refugees, media reports said.