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Pakistan resumes deportation of Afghan nationals after Eid extension

Peshawar, Apr 3 (UNI) Pakistani authorities have begun the second phase of deportation of Afghan refugees in the city of Peshawar, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, following the expiration of a government deadline for Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) holders to leave the country voluntarily.
While the government had set the deadline to March 31, refusing any extension calls from the international community, Islamabad had extended the deadline by two days.
“Although the deadline was March 31, the provincial government exte­nded it till April 2 keeping in view Eidul Fitr. Now, phase 2 will begin from (Thursday) and we have established camps, one each at Landi Kotal and Nasir Bagh Road,” a senior official from Afghan Commi­ssionerate in Peshawar told Dawn.
The two-day Eid relaxation apparently caused some confusion amongst officials, with some sources suggesting a further extension.
Law enforcement authorities also confirmed an extension of the deadline, though an official in the country’s interior ministry denied any such reports.
According to official statistics, a total of 69,494 families — including 473,397 individuals, of which 157,513 were men, 111,381 were women and 197,821 children — have been sent back to Afghanistan since September 2023.
The ongoing deportation process of Afghan nationals in Pakistan remains a highly controversial and contentious issue, as the UNHCR has called for better treatment of refugees by Pakistani authorities, while the Taliban has criticised Islamabad for its continued harassment and mistreatment of Afghan nationals, as many individuals with legal visas have been subject to forced deportations.
The situation has further put a socio-economic burden on Afghanistan, as Kabul faces increasing difficulty in accommodating the new migrants due to lack of infrastructure, healthcare, basic housing, and employment amongst other problems, further exacerbating the deteriorating situation of the migrants.

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