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Pakistan’s State Minister for Interior, Tallal Chaudhry, gives a warning to send back thousands of Afghan refugees if they are not relocated by April 30, 2025.
As per details, Tallal Chaudhry conducted a press conference, in which he gave final warning to those Afghan refugees, who are waiting to move to western countries may be sent back to Afghanistan if they are not relocated by April 30.
Tallal Chaudhry also informed the media that 857,157 undocumented foreigners have already been sent back to their home countries.
He also stated that there will be no extension for Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) holders. Their deadline to leave was March 31.
He mentioned that although some refugees have been approved for resettlement in other countries, the process is slow. While the government won’t give a general extension, they may consider individual cases with strong reasons.
He added that a new system will soon require all foreigners to enter Pakistan with a valid visa and passport.
Talal Chaudhry also explained the deportation policy of October 2023.
According to the deportation policy, the process of deportation will be carried out in three phases. Firstly, undocumented foreigners without any legal papers were deported.
In the second phase, ACC holders will be sent back. In the last phase, those with Proof of Registration (PoR) cards will be deported.
Talal Chahduary also ensured to protect the dignity of ACC holders, transit center has been established in all regions of Pakistan, including Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
He shared the information of the transit centers as Punjab has 38 transit centers, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) has 3, Sindh has 2, Azad Kashmir has 3,Balochistan, Islamabad, and Gilgit-Baltistan each have 1.
He further informed that these centers give ACC holders shelter, food, medical care, and transport before being sent to Afghanistan.
He also ensures that the system will find and deport unregistered Afghan refugees.
It is worth mentioning here that the said the decision was made because of current security concerns, claiming that some Afghans were involved in drug trafficking and terrorism.
