Pakistan Extends Registered Afghan Refugees Stay Till June 30
The Pakistani government has granted an extension until June 30 for Afghan migrants holding Proof of Registration (PoR) cards.
The Pakistani government has granted an extension until June 30 for Afghan migrants holding Proof of Registration (PoR) cards.
Previously, the Pakistani police had been instructed to start the second phase of deportation of Afghan migrants.
However, according to an official letter from the Ministry of States and Frontier Regions of Pakistan on Monday, migrants with UNHCR registration cards will be allowed to stay in Pakistan for less than two additional months.
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations of Taliban reported on Monday that 913 individuals had been forcibly expelled from Pakistan.
According to reports from Pakistani media, since the approval of the bill to deport Afghan migrants in November last year, roughly half a million migrants have been repatriated to Afghanistan.
In the upcoming second phase of deportations, Pakistani media estimate that nearly one million Afghan migrants will be expelled from Pakistan.
UNHCR statistics indicate that approximately 2.18 million Afghan migrants reside in Pakistan, including 1.3 million registered refugees holding UNHCR cards.
Furthermore, an additional 880,000 refugees obtained temporary residence permits after registering in 2017.
