The International Federation of Human Rights Defenders in Exile expressed concern over the poor conditions of Afghan migrants in Pakistan.
The organization in a statement said that armed attacks, arrests, and disappearances of Afghan migrants have instilled fear among them.
The statement said: “The International Federation of Human Rights Defenders in Exile immediately calls on the international community to intervene to prevent a humanitarian disaster and address the dire situation of Afghan migrants in Pakistan.”
Samiullah Azizi, the International Federation of Human Rights Defenders in Exile, said: “The problems that have recently occurred, including arrests by the police, targeted killings, and harassment by the Pakistani police due to lack of visa or expired visas, suicides, and most recently the kidnapping of three former Kabul Bank employees here, are issues we are facing.”
After seven days since the start of the second round of the deportation of Afghan migrants from Pakistan, some Afghan migrants in that country are expressing concern over their increasingly challenging situations.
They are demanding an immediate halt to the deportation of Afghan migrants from Pakistan.
“A mechanism should be built to free migrants from this distress and worry,” said Mir Ahmad Raufi, head of the Afghan Refugee Council in Pakistan.
“The situation of Afghan migrants in Pakistan is worrying. Recently, Afghan migrants have faced armed attacks, abductions, and arrests. Afghan migrants cannot properly roam around the city and markets,” said Zaher Bahaand, an Afghan journalist in Pakistan.
Earlier, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan at a press conference, said that his country currently has no plans for migrants who hold Afghan Citizenship Cards (ACC).—Tolonews
