Repatriation of illegal foreign nationals including Afghans to their countries is continuing in a dignified and safe manner. In addition to other measures for the dignified return of Afghans to their country, transit camps equipped with all facilities have been established in various districts for their temporary accommodation.
As per the latest updates, 966 illegal Afghan nationals returned to their country on Saturday. So far, over four hundred fifty four thousand illegal Afghans have been repatriated. As per details, 1,159 illegal Afghan nationals returned to their country during past 24 hours, taking the total number of returned immigrants to 446,097.
54 vehicles were used to transport 287 men, 260 women and 612 children to Afghanistan. The apex committee of the National Action Plan (NAP) in a meeting on October 3, chaired by Caretaker PM Anwaarul Haq Kakar gave a deadline to all foreign nationals living illegally in the country until October 31 to leave voluntarily or face deportation.
The government of Pakistan is facilitating the illegal Afghans in the repatriation process at the Torkham and Chaman borders. Earlier, then Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti rejected any ‘manhandling’ of illegal immigrants in Pakistan’s repatriation process.
“Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has given very clear instructions that there should be no manhandling of illegal immigrants during the repatriation process,” the interior minister said while speaking on the Senate floor. Sarfraz Bugti also assured the House that any mismanagement on the borders would be checked and suggestions from the political leadership in this regard would be welcomed.
