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Embassy Asks Pakistan to Stop Arresting Afghan Refugees

250 Afghan nationals have recently been arrested in Pakistan.

The Afghanistan embassy in Islamabad said on Twitter that the POR, ACC, and passport holders were among the Afghan citizens detained by the CTD-ISB and other Pakistani agencies.

The embassy urged the Pakistani government to stop the arrest of Afghan refugees and to raise its concerns officially, “as it can adversely impact bilateral relations between the two nations.”

Meanwhile, some Afghan immigrants who are now living in Pakistan criticized the Pakistani government for taking this action and said that even if they have legal documents, the Pakistani police mistreats them.

“The apprehension of Afghans is being continued in the cities. They are being harassed and detained, even those who have legal documents,” said an Afghan immigrant in Pakistan.

“Those who lacks visas are facing major fines. Those who wants their visas to be extended, should pay heavy fines,” said Sediq Kargar, an activist for the rights of Afghan immigrants in Pakistan.

According to Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal, the deputy spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, Afghan nationals are being arrested in Pakistan under the pretext of taking part in recent anti-Pakistan protests.

The deputy spokesman asked the government of Pakistan to stop the process of arresting Afghan immigrants in Pakistan and to allow them to live in the country as usual.

“Some Afghans were detained due to excuses that they were involved in recent protests. We call on the Pakistani government to not make problems for the Afghans,” Takal said.

The Afghan consulate in Karachi said that so far 2,367 immigrants, including women and children, have been released from the prisons of Sindh province.

Abdul Jabar Takhari, the general consul of Afghanistan in Karachi, reported that 274 Afghans are imprisoned in Sindh state prisons and that attempts are being made to free them.

“274 inmates remained in the prisons. Efforts are underway to release them soon. Women are among them,” Takhari noted.

According to some figures, Pakistan and Iran are home to close to 8 million Afghan people, and there have sometimes been reports of Afghan immigrants being mistreated by the militaries of these two nations.

Embassy Asks Pakistan to Stop Arresting Afghan Refugees

The Afghan consulate in Karachi said that so far 2,367 immigrants, including women and children, have been released from the prisons of Sindh province.

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250 Afghan nationals have recently been arrested in Pakistan.

The Afghanistan embassy in Islamabad said on Twitter that the POR, ACC, and passport holders were among the Afghan citizens detained by the CTD-ISB and other Pakistani agencies.

The embassy urged the Pakistani government to stop the arrest of Afghan refugees and to raise its concerns officially, “as it can adversely impact bilateral relations between the two nations.”

Meanwhile, some Afghan immigrants who are now living in Pakistan criticized the Pakistani government for taking this action and said that even if they have legal documents, the Pakistani police mistreats them.

“The apprehension of Afghans is being continued in the cities. They are being harassed and detained, even those who have legal documents,” said an Afghan immigrant in Pakistan.

“Those who lacks visas are facing major fines. Those who wants their visas to be extended, should pay heavy fines,” said Sediq Kargar, an activist for the rights of Afghan immigrants in Pakistan.

According to Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal, the deputy spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, Afghan nationals are being arrested in Pakistan under the pretext of taking part in recent anti-Pakistan protests.

The deputy spokesman asked the government of Pakistan to stop the process of arresting Afghan immigrants in Pakistan and to allow them to live in the country as usual.

“Some Afghans were detained due to excuses that they were involved in recent protests. We call on the Pakistani government to not make problems for the Afghans,” Takal said.

The Afghan consulate in Karachi said that so far 2,367 immigrants, including women and children, have been released from the prisons of Sindh province.

Abdul Jabar Takhari, the general consul of Afghanistan in Karachi, reported that 274 Afghans are imprisoned in Sindh state prisons and that attempts are being made to free them.

“274 inmates remained in the prisons. Efforts are underway to release them soon. Women are among them,” Takhari noted.

According to some figures, Pakistan and Iran are home to close to 8 million Afghan people, and there have sometimes been reports of Afghan immigrants being mistreated by the militaries of these two nations.

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