Illegal immigrants: 45 unregistered Afghans booked

MIRPUR: Police and law enforcement agencies on Sunday rounded up at least 52 people including 45 unregistered Afghan nationals, found residing unlawfully during combing operation against illegal immigrants under National Action Plan (NAP). “Local police and officials of intelligence agencies conducted combing operation to nab illegally-settled Afghan nationals and their facilitators in the jurisdiction of adjoining town of Islamgarh and arrested 52 persons, including 45 unregistered Afghan nationals,” a senior official of Islamgarh police station said. About 12,000 illegal Afghan immigrants have been expelled from the district so far.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 29^th, 2016.