Amidst a crackdown against undocumented Afghans residing in the country, Pakistan’s authorities have ordered all undocumented Afghans to leave by 1 November or face deportation. In recent weeks, hundreds of refugees have been arrested and detained on the grounds that they do not have adequate paperwork. According to reports, at least four refugees have died […]
08 April 2020 – Pakistan
There are reports indicating that Pakistani authorities have taken some steps to mitigate the impact of the virus on the country’s prison population, which includes non-citizen detainees imprisoned under the 1946 Foreigners Act. The government has suspended visits to penitentiaries and court hearings. On 16 March, the Sindh provincial government began screening inmates and prison […]

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Government Agencies
Ministry of Human Rights: http://www.mohr.gov.pk/
Ministry of Law and Justice: http://www.molaw.gov.pk/
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UNHCR Pakistan: http://unhcrpk.org/
IOM Pakistan: https://www.iom.int/pakistan
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Daily Times: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/
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Refugee Rights Network Pakistan: http://rrnpk.org/
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