{"id":76534,"date":"2025-06-04T12:30:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T07:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=76534"},"modified":"2025-06-04T12:31:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T07:31:06","slug":"over-200000-afghan-deported-from-pakistan-since-april-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/over-200000-afghan-deported-from-pakistan-since-april-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 200,000 Afghan deported from Pakistan since April 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ISLAMABAD: Over<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>200,000 Afghans have\u00a0<\/span>departed<\/span>\u00a0Pakistan since the government\u00a0<\/span>started<\/span>\u00a0a renewed deportation\u00a0<\/a><\/span>campaign<\/span>\u00a0in April, Islamabad<\/span>‘<\/span>s\u00a0<\/span>interior\u00a0<\/span>ministry\u00a0<\/span>informed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>AFP.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>135,000 Afghans\u00a0<\/span>departed<\/span>\u00a0Pakistan in April,\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>figure<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>falling<\/span> to 67,000 in May, and\u00a0<\/span>over<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>3,000 were\u00a0<\/span>repatriated<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in the first two days of June,\u00a0<\/span>the ministry<\/span>\u00a0said<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Millions of Afghans have\u00a0streamed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>across<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>Pakistan\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>recent<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>decades,\u00a0<\/span>escaping<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>repeated<\/span>\u00a0wars. Hundreds of thousands have\u00a0<\/span>arrived<\/span>\u00a0since the\u00a0<\/span>Taliban<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>regime<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>returned<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

However,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>more<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>than\u00a0<\/span>one million Afghans have\u00a0<\/span>departed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>from\u00a0<\/span>Pakistan since Islamabad\u00a0<\/span>began<\/span>\u00a0its repatriation\u00a0<\/span>efforts<\/span>\u00a0in 2023, the ministry\u00a0<\/span>further stated<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The UN‘<\/span>s International Organization for Migration<\/a> on Tuesday\u00a0<\/span>also<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>expressed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>alarm<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>at<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>an<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>uptick\u00a0<\/span>in Afghan families being deported from Iran,\u00a0<\/span>tallying<\/span>\u00a015,675 crossing in May,\u00a0<\/span>more than\u00a0<\/span>double<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>figure<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>preceding<\/span>\u00a0month.<\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0surge<\/span>\u00a0across both borders\u00a0<\/span>risks<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>overburdening<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Afghanistan<\/span>‘<\/span>s already\u00a0<\/span>“<\/span>fragile reception and reintegration systems<\/span>“,<\/span>\u00a0IOM\u00a0<\/span>stated<\/span>\u00a0in a\u00a0<\/span>release<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pakistan\u2019s Ministry of Interior asked Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) holders, staying in Pakistan, to leave the country by March 31.<\/p>\n

The Afghan nationals will be deported from April 1st, the ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“<\/span>Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Program (IFRP)\u00a0<\/span>has<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>been<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>activated<\/span>\u00a0since November 1, 2023.\u00a0<\/span>Continuing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the government<\/span>‘<\/span>s decision to repatriate\u00a0<\/span>illegal foreigners, national leadership has now decided to\u00a0<\/span>repatriate ACC holders<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>as well,”\u00a0<\/span>the interior ministry\u00a0<\/span>stated<\/span>\u00a0in an official handout.<\/span><\/p>\n

“<\/span>All illegal foreigners and ACC holders are\u00a0<\/span>requested<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>depart<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>voluntarily\u00a0<\/span>by<\/span>\u00a0March 31, 2025;\u00a0<\/span>after that<\/span>, deportation will\u00a0<\/span>begin<\/span>\u00a0from April 1, 2025<\/span>,”<\/span>\u00a0the statement\u00a0<\/span>further read<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The interior ministry\u00a0added<\/span>\u00a0that\u00a0<\/span>enough<\/span>\u00a0time had already been\u00a0<\/span>provided<\/span>\u00a0for their\u00a0<\/span>honorable<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>repatriation<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>“<\/span>It is clarified <\/span>\u00a0that\u00a0<\/span>nobody<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>will be\u00a0<\/span>mistreated<\/span>\u00a0during\u00a0<\/span>repatriation, <\/span>and arrangements for food and\u00a0<\/span>medical<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>care\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>repatriating<\/span>\u00a0foreigners have also been\u00a0<\/span>made.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>More<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>than<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>8,00,000 Afghans\u00a0<\/span>who<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>were residing\u00a0<\/span>in Pakistan illegally were repatriated to\u00a0<\/span>Afghanistan<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in the\u00a0<\/span>initial<\/span>\u00a0phase as Pakistan authorities\u00a0<\/span>began<\/span>\u00a0the campaign in November 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u00a0has<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span>estimated that\u00a0<\/span>approximately<\/span>\u00a03 million Afghans\u00a0<\/span>remain<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in Pakistan.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: Over\u00a0200,000 Afghans have\u00a0departed\u00a0Pakistan since the government\u00a0started\u00a0a renewed deportation\u00a0campaign\u00a0in April, Islamabad‘s\u00a0interior\u00a0ministry\u00a0informed\u00a0AFP. Over\u00a0135,000 Afghans\u00a0departed\u00a0Pakistan in April,\u00a0the\u00a0figure\u00a0falling to 67,000 in May, and\u00a0over\u00a03,000 were\u00a0repatriated\u00a0in the first two days of June,\u00a0the ministry\u00a0said. Millions of Afghans have\u00a0streamed\u00a0across\u00a0to\u00a0Pakistan\u00a0in\u00a0recent\u00a0decades,\u00a0escaping\u00a0repeated\u00a0wars. Hundreds of thousands have\u00a0arrived\u00a0since the\u00a0Taliban\u00a0regime\u00a0returned\u00a0in 2021. However,\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0one million Afghans have\u00a0departed\u00a0from\u00a0Pakistan since Islamabad\u00a0began\u00a0its repatriation\u00a0efforts\u00a0in 2023, the ministry\u00a0further stated. The UN‘s International Organization for Migration […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":74408,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[29271,29270],"class_list":["post-76534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-afghan-deportation-campaign","tag-afghan-nationals-deported"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76534"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76536,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76534\/revisions\/76536"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}