Protesters Against Deportation Of Afghan Migrants Block Chaman-Quetta Highway

Protesters miffed with the deportation of Afghan immigrants from Pakistan blocked the Chaman-Quetta highway on Thursday.

The government of Pakistan has announced that it has started the process of detention and deportation of "illegal" Afghan immigrants.

Sources said that these protests are part of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa National Awami Party's plan to hold demonstrations in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.

Pakistan's Ministry of Interior has announced that today it has started the process of deportation of "illegal" Afghan immigrants.

The Pakistani media reported that more than 100 Afghan migrants were recently arrested on the outskirts of Quetta city in Balochistan province.

According to Pakistani officials, about 1.7 million Afghan immigrants live in Pakistan without residence documents.

The Pakistani government has stressed that these migrants will be detained, transferred to detention centres, and will be deported to Afghanistan.

The Pakistani government had given "illegal" immigrants until November 1 to leave the country.