Crackdown on Afghan refugees intensifies, as 143,135 repatriated so far
Crackdown on Afghan refugees
intensifies, as 143,135 repatriated so far
The crackdown on illegal Afghan
refugees is underway across the country after the deadline for them to return
to Afghanistan ended on October 31.
So
far, 143,135 Afghan refugees have been repatriated. A large number of illegal
residents are present at the Torkhan border. The FC forces have contacted
the relevant Afghan officials, according to which the Torkham border will
remain open till 11pm today.
More
than 70 illegal foreigners were arrested from across Lahore for not possessing
residence permits, and shifted to the holding centres.
In
the phase-wise deportation of the illegal refugees, Faisalabad and Sargodha
have been given preference, while Lahore will come after other cities.
The
illegally residing Afghan refugees in Pakistan are continuing to return to
Afghanistan through the Chaman border.
A
massive rush of refugees could be seen at the Chaman bypass holding centre
where they are being provided all necessary facilities.
According
to Levies officials, about 40,000 illegal Afghan refugees have returned from
Chaman so far.
In
Jhelum, police arrested 98 illegal Afghan refugees, including women and
children, while out of these, 78 were shifted to a holding camp established in
a private college.
These
illegal residents were arrested during operations in Pind Dadan Khan, Jalalpur
Sharifwala, Dina and Jhelum. Those arrested included 30 men, 18 women and 30
children.
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After
fulfilling all legal formalities, there people will be sent to Peshawar for
being transported to Afghanistan.
In
a crackdown in Fateh Jang, 37 foreigners were arrested under The Foreigners Act
1946 and cases registered against them.
Moreover,
in Quetta, about 500 illegal refugees were transferred to the holding center on
Wednesday. The process of their registration was completed late at night, after
which they were sent from the holding center to the border crossing point.
The
Haji camp established at Quetta bypass was made functional where 500 illegal
Afghans were shifted from different areas of the city.
In
a holding camp in Karachi, the verification of the Afghan refugees is underway
after which over 100 of them will be transported to Afghanistan in the first
phase through the Chaman border in buses.
From
Peshawar, so far, 7,380 Afghan refugees have returned through the Torkham
border. The number of illegal foreign residents in different districts of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is over 50,000.
Meanwhile,
the decision to repatriate illegal refugees to Afghanistan has been challenged
in the Lahore High Court.
Citizen
Khayal Noor and others have filed a petition before the court at which the LHC
office issued an objection to it.
The
office raised the objection that the notification to send the illegal Afghan
refugees back was not attached.
The
petition maintained that the move was against the Constitution.
Justice
Ali Baqar Najafi will hear the petition along with objections.
Helpline
set up
A
helpline has been released for the scanning of illegal aliens. The government
has appealed to the citizens to cooperate with the government in identifying
illegal aliens.
The
general public has been asked to report any illegal person in their vicinity on
the helpline concerned.
People
have been asked to contact the 1700 helpline for guidance and problems related
to the illegal residents.
The
staff posted in the control room are on duty 24 hours a day for full guidance,
information sharing and troubleshooting.
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