{"id":69842,"date":"2025-04-06T13:44:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T08:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=69842"},"modified":"2025-04-06T14:09:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T09:09:18","slug":"deportation-of-afghan-refugees-latest-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/deportation-of-afghan-refugees-latest-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Deportation of Afghan refugees latest update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: The<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/punjab-govt-to-award-free-electric-bikes-to-khailta-punjab-games-finalists\/\"> Punjab Police<\/a> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">have<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">increased<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">their<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">crackdown<\/span> against Afghan refugees <span class=\"diff-highlight\">by<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">carrying<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">out<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">a<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">large<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">operation<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">since<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">Saturday<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"diff-highlight\">and<\/span> detaining <span class=\"diff-highlight\">more<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">than<\/span> 2,772 <span class=\"diff-highlight\">people<\/span> in the <span class=\"diff-highlight\">last<\/span> 24 hours, <span class=\"diff-highlight\">which<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">resulted<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">in<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">the<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">deportation<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">of<\/span> 1,336 <span class=\"diff-highlight\">people<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">back<\/span> to Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>The <span class=\"diff-highlight\">police<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">began<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">operations<\/span><span class=\"diff-highlight\">,<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">primarily<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">targeting<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/pakistan-urges-unsc-to-prevent-weapons-flow-to-terrorists-in-afghanistan\/\"><span class=\"diff-highlight\">Afghan<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">nationals<\/span><\/a><span class=\"diff-highlight\">,<\/span> to\u00a0identify and deport all illegal foreign nationals <span class=\"diff-highlight\">residing<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">in<\/span> the province. To facilitate the deportation process, <span class=\"diff-highlight\">the<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">Punjab<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">Police<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">has<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">opened<\/span> 46 holding centers <span class=\"diff-highlight\">throughout<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">the<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">province<\/span><span class=\"diff-highlight\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"diff-highlight\">Policemen<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">are<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">also<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">securing<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">the<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">centers<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">along<\/span> with <span class=\"diff-highlight\">other<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">local<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">law<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">enforcement<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">officials<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">and<\/span> under the <span class=\"diff-highlight\">direct<\/span> supervision of Inspector General (IG) Punjab, Dr. Usman Anwar.<\/p>\n<p>In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa<span class=\"diff-highlight\">,<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">however<\/span><span class=\"diff-highlight\">,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/jit-re-summons-16-pti-members-over-anti-state-propaganda-allegations\/\">Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur<\/a>\u00a0<span class=\"diff-highlight\">took<\/span> a <span class=\"diff-highlight\">starkly<\/span> different <span class=\"diff-highlight\">approach<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">by<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">proclaiming<\/span> that Afghan refugees will not be <span class=\"diff-highlight\">forcibly<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">removed<\/span> or thrown out at the border. He <span class=\"diff-highlight\">asserted<\/span> that his government wouldn&#8217;t deport Afghan migrants until the Afghan government <span class=\"diff-highlight\">agreed<\/span> to accept them <span class=\"diff-highlight\">back<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">into<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">their<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">country<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"diff-highlight\">Chief<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">Minister<\/span> Gandapur <span class=\"diff-highlight\">asserted<\/span> the need <span class=\"diff-highlight\">to<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">negotiate<\/span> with Afghanistan and <span class=\"diff-highlight\">presented<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">the<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">fact<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">that<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">he<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">views<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">the<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">concern<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">of<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">militancy<\/span>\u00a0that <span class=\"diff-highlight\">negotiating<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">with<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">the<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">Taliban<\/span> is <span class=\"diff-highlight\">essential<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"diff-highlight\">In<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">summary<\/span><span class=\"diff-highlight\">,<\/span> Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa <span class=\"diff-highlight\">present<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">contrasting<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">approaches<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">to<\/span> the <span class=\"diff-highlight\">situation<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">with<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">Afghan<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">refugees<\/span><span class=\"diff-highlight\">.<\/span> Punjab <span class=\"diff-highlight\">appears<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">to<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">be<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">focused<\/span> on <span class=\"diff-highlight\">deporting<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">refugees,<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">while<\/span> Khyber Pakhtunkhwa <span class=\"diff-highlight\">is<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">taking<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">a<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">diplomatic<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">approach<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">that<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">seeks<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">to<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">acquire<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">agreement<\/span> from the Afghan government <span class=\"diff-highlight\">first<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: The Punjab Police have increased their crackdown against Afghan refugees by carrying out a large operation since Saturday\u00a0and detaining more than 2,772 people in the last 24 hours, which resulted in the deportation of 1,336 people back to Afghanistan. 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