Pakistan has started implementing its plan to deport undocumented immigrants, with the deadline set for November 1. Muhammad Rahim, an undocumented migrant, boarded a bus from Karachi to the Afghan border. A holding point has been designated in Peshawar to facilitate the repatriation process. Pakistan has been urged to identify and protect at-risk Afghans. The policy of deporting all undocumented foreigners is expected to have widespread repercussions and has sparked a humanitarian crisis.
The Pakistani government has ignited a significant humanitarian crisis and displayed horrifically cruel behavior towards Afghans. https://t.co/VO7w55RDk2
Following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and subsequent Taliban takeover, Afghans sought safe haven in Pakistan. But they are on the run again after Pakistan began implementing its threat to deport the refugees. @NickSchifrin reports. https://t.co/nuFn6aCJyc
Islamabad’s policy of deporting all undocumented foreigners will have widespread repercussions. https://t.co/PnFTsm6yno
Pakistan has started to arrest Afghans as the country begins a nationwide crackdown on foreign nationals it says are in the country illegally. https://t.co/t8q5oFiIHp
Pakistan to start expelling undocumented immigrants on Thursday -minister https://t.co/HJ39B0kko0 https://t.co/zeNYIlSjUZ
Pakistan urged to identify, protect thousands of at-risk Afghans https://t.co/61ksAe4HZE https://t.co/Tn67XvaF4A
🔺Repatriation of illegal foreigners - A holding point has been designated at the Labour Welfare Colony in Nasir Bagh, #Peshawar. - Comprehensive measures have been meticulously finalized to facilitate the repatriation of undocumented foreign nationals. - A @NadraPak team… https://t.co/ltpd9Ely00 https://t.co/tiR07F5cvr
As the clock ticked down to the Nov. 1 deadline Pakistan set for undocumented migrants to leave the country, Muhammad Rahim boarded a bus from Karachi to the Afghan border https://t.co/yDuCYDJrDz