K-P government warns Afghan refugees to leave Pakistan or face arrest
According to a press release issued on Thursday by the department, all Afghan refugees, who do not possess Proof of Registration (PoR) Cards and other travelling documents, should leave Pakistan or face arrest.
Afghan refugees carrying PoR Cards have also been warned to windup their activities and businesses by December 31, 2012 and start preparations for their departure because no Afghan refugee would be granted permission to stay in Pakistan after December 31 this year.
The Home Department, while clarifying a news item regarding granting time to unregistered Afghan refugees for their volunteer repatriation, attributed to Government of Pakistan, made it clear that no relaxation regarding extension of time has been given to unregistered and illegal Afghan refugees besides others foreigners and warned all of them to leave the country.
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Lets Not forget Pakistan played a Dirty role in the Russia-Afghan War which led to the Destabilisation of Afghanistan. We Pakistanis and Afgahnis both should work together in bringing back stability in Afghanistan in order to enable the Afghans to return to a normal lifestyle where they can make a living. Forcing them to go back will not resolve any issue and will further bring more Afghans into Pakistan for BreadEarning.
@taimur: And what about the 100,000 Pakistani working in Afghanistan.
Except there is a border between Mexico and the US, not an imaginary one in the case of Pakhtunkhwa and Afghanistan
@Pashtun: Just like Mexicans are aliens in Spain. Anyone who is not Pakistani is an alien in Pakistan.
Good luck to the Afghan refugees Good luck to the Afghan people
It was a mixed bag hosting you Recriminations between us, a many
May your journey to Afghanistan be safe May you prosper and be happy
Sadly, we will not miss you Reciprocally, you will soon forget us
Good bye and Good luck!!!
@pakistani pashtoon Are Pakistani allowed in Afghanistan without travel documents ? Do u have any idea how Afghan Govt treat Pakistani there (even with valid travel documents) Afghan Govt humiliate Pakistani to the worst level and Pakistan is allowing millions of Afghans to live in Pakistan, WHY ??
this decision should have been taken long before. We should open our eyes before writing any thing.
A Pakistani Pukhtun
Muhammed Hassan, how can Afghan Pashtuns be aliens in Khyber PAKHTUNkhwa?
Afghani Pashtoon, your name suggest you are trying to create ethnic problem between Pakistani’s, but remenbet that we are all Pakistani not Punjabi, Sindhi, etc.......?
Please understand I am talking about Afghani Refugees, not Pakistani Pathans who are very hard working honest citizen of Pakistan and have loyalty with Pakistan, Afghan Refugees are Afghani, what is to do with Punjabi and Mahajjer?
@pakistani pashtoon: salam my pushtoon bro let me make one thing clear that i m a punjabi and punjab homeland is in pakistan for muslim punjabis and nobody can send them anywhr 2ndly i definietly agree wid u that they r our brothers and they should b helped but they r also spreading crimes in pakistan which they should b told that they shoudnt do that 3rdly we should pray that both countries get together in to one big country for a better future
@Pakistani Pashtoon: No they are not. They are nothing more than illegal aliens. Your argument regarding Muhajirs and Punjabis is totally twisted.
if it had started in 2002-2003 , then pakistan would not had to burn in the accuse of harboring terrorism. we could have a peaceful society. and afghans would have give us more respect.
Pakistani government and its sold out army should stop taking orders from US. Agghan pashtoons are our brothers and we will help them in pakistan till they are ready to go back to beloced Afghanistan. How about sending Punjabis and mohajirs to India? No one will go so why pashtoons should go.
Pakistani’s should have done this years ago, why have we taking millions of refugees? Without the Afghan refugees we would very prosperous country with less crimes?
This is related to fighting in Bajaur. Expulsion of Afghan refugees was brought up because Pakistan suspects Afghanistan is harboring Fazlullah. Another game!
this is very good decision goverment should take one more step which is they stop all afghan refuges who cross the border every day.