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Pakistan extends deportation deadline for Afghan refugees

Pakistan extends deportation deadline for Afghan refugees but UN remains concerned
Afghans have fled to Pakistan over the past four decades to escape war, political instability and economic hardship in their homeland.View on euronews
Pakistan Starts Deporting Registered Afghan Refugees, Says UNHCR
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said that it had received reports of arrests and expulsions of legally registered Afghans across the country before Pakistan's September 1 deadline for them to leave. The UNHCR said that sending the Afghans back in this way was a breach of Pakistan's international obligations.
Pakistan extends Afghan refugee deportation deadline to Sept. 1
Pakistan extended the deadline for the deportation of millions of Afghan refugees to Sept. 1, officials said Wednesday as the United Nations welcomed the decision while expressing concern over coerced returns.
Pakistan resumes forced expulsions of 1.4 million Afghan refugees despite UN concerns
Officials say Pakistan has resumed the forced deportation of Afghan refugees after the federal government declined to extend a key deadline for their stay.
Pakistan begins Afghan deportations, UN warns
Pakistan has started deporting legally registered Afghan refugees ahead of its September 1 deadline. The move targets those holding Proof of Registration (PoR) cards, which expired on June 30. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),
Pakistan restarts Afghan refugees’ forced removal
Authorities in Pakistan have resumed the forced deportations of Afghan refugees after the federal government declined to extend a key deadline for their stay, officials said Monday.
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