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Pakistan finalises plan to extradite illegal immigrants as Nov 1 deadline nears

The illegal immigrants will be processed at temporary centres, while those leaving voluntarily will be helped to leave Pakistan

Published: Thu 26 Oct 2023, 11:48 AM

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An Afghan refugee family living in Pakistan arrives outside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) repatriation centre, some 25 Km from Peshawar on October 25, 2023. – AFP

An Afghan refugee family living in Pakistan arrives outside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) repatriation centre, some 25 Km from Peshawar on October 25, 2023. – AFP

Pakistan has finalised a plan to extradite all illegal immigrants, including hundreds of thousands of Afghan nationals, as the Nov. 1 deadline approaches, the caretaker interior minister said on Thursday.

"It is a challenging task," interim Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti told a news conference in Islamabad, adding Pakistan was determined to remove all illegal immigrants.

The illegal immigrants, many of whom have lived in Pakistan for years, will be processed at temporary centres being set up by the government, while those leaving voluntarily will be helped to leave Pakistan.

Islamabad announced the removal of the illegal immigrants in October, saying they would not be allowed to stay after Nov 1.



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