Pakistan Action Against Afghan Refugee: A new data has come out amid reports of Pakistan and Iran forcibly evacuating Afghan refugees and illegally detaining. According to the data, Iran and Pakistan have expelled 674 Afghan migrant families from their country between March 8 and March 14.
Afghan’s Amu TV on Saturday, citing data compiled from the Taliban statements, said that Iran removed 564 families from different borders from the country, while Pakistan has forcibly deported 110 families. Data shows that 110 families entered through spin bold crossings, while 150 families entered Nimrose through Pul-e-Abarisham and 414 families entered Afghanistan through Islam.
Afghan migrants in Iran worsened
Nader Yarhamadi, Director General of Foreign Civilians and Bureau of NRIs in Iran’s Home Ministry, announced earlier this week that illegal Afghan migrants in Iran will be denied health services, education and other services from March 21, 2025. Tolo News quoted an Afghan migrant Marofah Eshaki in Iran as saying, ‘The situation of migrants in Iran is very bad. Anti -migrant spirit has increased and police officers arrest people by making excuses. Even people with valid visas and valid documents are detained.
Pressure on Afghans to leave Pakistan
The situation of Afghan migrants in Pakistan is equally challenging. Tolo News has reported that a fierce raids were conducted by the Pakistani police recently, even in the middle of the night, Afghan refugees have been arrested by raiding the houses. The pressure on Afghan migrants in Pakistan is increasing, especially in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The authorities have pressurized Afghan citizens to leave the country. Pakistan is intensifying efforts to deport Afghan migrants, due to which many people are being forced to auction their household goods at very low prices.
The shop was rented, now sold for a quarter of a quarter: refugee
Afghan migrant Shujauddin, who lives with his six -member family in Rawalpindi, said, ‘I had rented a shop for about 1.8 million Pakistani rupees a year ago and invested in it, but now due to the government’s decision, I am being forced to go to another city. If I do not go, they will arrest us and send us back to Afghanistan. I have auctioned all the items of my shop at a very low price.
Visa, ACC people also troubles
An Afghan migrant Reza Sakhi in Pakistan said, ‘We are all worried about what will happen to us. Even people with Visa, POR (Registration Proof) Card or ACC (Afghan Citizen Card) are facing difficulties in Pakistan.
Human rights organizations wrote a letter to Pakistan government
A Group Joint Action Committee (JAC), a group working for the rights of Afghan refugees in Pakistan, issued a statement last week, demanding arrest, illegal custody and harassment of Afghan refugees in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Local media said that earlier this month, a coalition of human rights organizations and refugee support groups wrote an open letter to the Pakistani government, appealing to immediately stop the forced exile of Afghan migrants.
