By Admin 
Afghanistan refugees in pakistan: The process of sending back the Afghan citizens living illegally in Pakistan is going on. More than 8 lakh people have been sent back till 20 March. The Government of Pakistan has ordered these people to be out of the Pak border before 31 March. Due to not doing so, the Government of Pakistan itself will direct them from April 1.
There are now only 10 days left in the deadline of 31 March to leave the Afghani and Afghan civilian card holders living illegally. In such a situation, the stir is clearly visible on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. According to the Government of Pakistan, 8,74,282 Afghans have been sent back till 20 March.
The Government of Pakistan had assured that no one would be abused during this process. There were also claims of food and health facilities for those returning to Afghanistan. But the ground reality is completely opposite. Pakistan somehow wants to drive out these Afghan refugees living on its land. The systems are not strong and Afghan refugees are seen leaving Pakistan, disappointed and upset.
‘Do not force refugees’
Ellen Pearson, director of Human Rights Watch in Asia, has said that Pakistani authorities should immediately stop forcing the Afghans to return home and give people a chance to seek security. Ellen Pearson has said this because the condition of human rights has been continuously deteriorating since the Taliban occupation in Afghanistan. Those returning will face hunger, unemployment and poor healthcare system.
Order was issued on 31 January
The Pakistan Home Ministry announced on 31 January 2025 that Afghans and Afghan civilian card holders living in Islamabad and Rawalpindi without official residence documents would have to leave Pakistan by 31 March or face exile thereafter. This deadline has been kept on 30 June for Afghans with registration proof card.