Over 880 Afghan refugees have been released from custody in Pakistan since the start of 2025 and efforts were underway for the release of the remaining 84 Afghan refugees, the Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Sunday.
Newly appointed acting Refugees and Repatriation Minister Maulvi Abdul Kabir has assured the officials of the Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation (MoRR) not to bother about being fired from their duties or changed to other posts and continue working as in the past.
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the European Union (EU) have signed a new agreement to continue supporting displaced Afghans and host communities in Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, and Central Asia.
As the Afghan embassy expressed concerns over the arbitrary detention of Afghan nationals, more than 180 Afghan nationals have been deported from Islamabad in a week in a crackdown on undocumented foreigners, officials say.
The Afghan embassy has expressed concern over the detention of approximately 800 Afghan nationals in Islamabad and called for urgently addressing the issue.