Rights group says Pakistan steps up pressure on Afghans to return home where they risk persecution https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=37781 Pakistan has imposed a deportation deadline and ordered Afghans without official residence documents or Afghan Citizen Cards to leave specified cities or face expulsion, with reports of arrests, raids, confiscation of refugee documents and arbitrary detention. Rights groups warn these coercive measures risk returning people to persecution and dire conditions in Afghanistan, urging expedited resettlement processing and protections to prevent reprisals against returnees. en-us Wed, 19 Mar 2025 13:46:02 +0530 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 13:46:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator Rights group says Pakistan steps up pressure on Afghans to return home where they risk persecution https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=37781 Pakistan has imposed a deportation deadline and ordered Afghans without official residence documents or Afghan Citizen Cards to leave specified cities or face expulsion, with reports of arrests, raids, confiscation of refugee documents and arbitrary detention. Rights groups warn these coercive measures risk returning people to persecution and dire conditions in Afghanistan, urging expedited resettlement processing and protections to prevent reprisals against returnees. News - Wed, 19 Mar 2025 13:46:02 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=37781