Pakistan to deport 600K Afghans with refugee ID cards

Pakistan has announced its intention to expel about 600,000 Afghan citizens, an official confirmed through media reports. The deportation drive, which will begin after Eid al-Fitr in April, targets individuals holding Pakistan-issued ID cards for Afghan citizens. The move follows the deportation of nearly half a million unidentified Afghan refugees since last November, amid security concerns and rising terror attacks in the country. The Pakistani government blamed the attack on banned militant groups and accused their leaders of seeking refuge …

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