Pakistan issued a new call on Friday for Afghans living in Balochistan to leave the country, triggering thousands to rush to the border, officials said.
"We have received directives from the home department to launch a fresh drive to repatriate all Afghans... in a respectful and orderly manner," Mehar Ullah, a senior government official in Quetta, told AFP.
The province borders Afghanistan and there are significant ties between the regions.
On Friday, there were "around 4,000 to 5,000 people at the Chaman border" waiting to return, said Habib Bingalzai, a senior government official in Chaman.
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