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Census: Afghans in Balochistan won’t be counted

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PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): The Balochistan High Court (BHC) has ordered the exclusion of Afghan refugees in Pakistan’s 6th census and a count of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the southern province.

Tuesday’s short order was issued on a constitutional petition filed by Mir Abdul Nabi Marri, a leader of the Balochistan National Party. The ruling came on the eve of the largest-ever census in Pakistan’s 63 districts.

In his petition, Marri argued holding a transparent census was next to impossible in the presence of . . .

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