UN agencies raise alarm over Pakistan’s move to deport thousands of Afghans waiting to go to the US
About 20,000 Afghans were approved for resettlement in the U.S. under a program that helps people at risk because of their work with the American government, media, aid agencies and rights groups. They were among tens of thousands of Afghans who fled to neighboring Pakistan after their country fell to the Taliban in 2021.
UN sounds alarm over Pakistan's new Afghan deportation plans
Afghan refugees hold placards during a meeting to discuss their situation after President Donald Trump paused U.S. refugee programs, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Jan. 24, 2025. Pakistan is planning a new round of deportations of Afghan refugees and asylum-seekers.
Promised resettlement in the US, many traveled to Pakistan to await American visas. Khalili and her family were among them. Now they fear they’ll be deported back to Afghanistan, following US ...
Pakistan urges Afghanistan to act after Taliban militants kill 3 policemen and injure 6 in a checkpost attack. #Pakistan ...
Instead, the powerful unelected generals who run Pakistan have mostly received a middle finger. In December, 16 Pakistani ...
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Information Advisor, Barrister Dr. Muhammad Ali Saif, met with Afghanistan's Acting Ambassador to Pakistan, Molvi Sardar Ahmad Shakeeb.The meeting also saw the participation of ...
Pakistan strongly condemns the U.S. President's remarks on Gaza, reaffirms its support for Palestine, and urges global action ...
Pakistani police say a group of militants armed with assault rifles attacked a police post in the country's restive northwest ...
Pakistan's Interior Ministry announces deportation of 781 Afghan nationals via Torkham border, while seeking diplomatic solutions for Europe-bound migrants.
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During five-day visit to China by Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Chinese officials offered to give Pakistan counterterrorism capacity building support ...
A police officer working on Pakistan’s first polio vaccination drive of the year was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen.
The policymakers in Islamabad are aware of the fact that with Trump, a Republican, in the White House, who is known for ...
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[Exclusive] Pakistan-Afghanistan rivalry is greater than India-Afghanistan: Gulbadin NaibThe 33-year-old, who scored a 25-ball 47 and bagged one wicket against the Knight Riders on Sunday, was asked which one ...
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