Pakistan to speed up deportation of Afghan refugees The Punjab provincial government in Pakistan has asked police chiefs in six provinces to report on steps taken to deport Afghan citizens without legal residence permits. Rawalpindi police also continue to arrest and deport illegal immigrants, The Express Tribune reported. According to the International Organization for Migration and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, from September 2023 to October 2026, approximately 2.744 million Afghans were deported from Pakistan or returned to Afghanistan.

Pakistan to speed up deportation of Afghan refugees The Punjab provincial government in Pakistan has asked police chiefs in six provinces to report on steps taken to deport Afghan citizens without legal residence permits. Rawalpindi police also continue to arrest and deport illegal immigrants, The Express Tribune reported. According to the International Organization for Migration and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, from September 2023 to October 2026, approximately 2.744 million Afghans were deported from Pakistan or returned to Afghanistan.