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Afghan refugees load their belongings onto a truck in Haripur as they prepare to return to their homeland following the Pakistan government’s directive for all illegal migrants to leave the country. Photo: PPI
PESHAWAR:
The process of returning of illegal Afghan nationals through K-P continues, with a total of 988,812 individuals repatriated to their homeland so far, according to the provincial Department of Interior and Tribal Affairs.
The data shows that among those repatriated, 230,470 were holders of Proof of Registration (PoR) cards, 71,570 held Afghan Citizen Cards, and 686,772 were undocumented Afghan nationals.
On the previous day alone, 2,312 Afghan nationals were sent back through the Torkham border, including 1,522 PoR cardholders, 277 Afghan Citizen Card holders, and 513 undocumented individuals.
