Islamabad:

After the expiry of a deadline for their voluntary return to Afghanistan, the authorities in Pakistan turned into action on Thursday and arrested 60 illegal Afghan migrants from different areas of Rawalpindi and Islamabad during a search operation.

According to sources, the operation was performed by police in collaboration with secret agencies on the basis of tip-offs.

In Islamabad, the operation was carried out in the Tarnol, Barakahu, Ghauri and Mirabad, from which 22 Afghan citizens were rounded. Out-and-eight Afghans were detained during surgery in Rawalpindis Fauji colony and its adjacent areas.

All people were later moved to a temporary camp in the Haji camp area.

Following their biometric and registration in the camp, these people will be moved to the Landi Kotal area of ​​Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), from which they are deported to Afghanistan through Torkham border crossing.

Pakistan had set a deadline of March 31 for all illegal residents, including Afghan Citizen Card (ACC), to voluntarily return to their home countries.

But with the deadline now, the government has signaled the start of forced removal and legal measures against those who are still residing in the country without proper documentation.

According to official data, a total of 886,242 left undocumented Afghan citizens Pakistan from April 1, where repatriations continue.

Authorities warned of strict trial against those who failed to leave the deadline, which strengthens the government’s obligation to enforce immigration laws.

There are 43 camps for Afghan refugees in KP. The number of Afghan nationals of Pakistan holding proof of registration card (por) is 1,344,584. In KP, the total number of registered Afghan refugees is 709,278, of which 344,908 resides in Lejre.

The number of Afghan refugees who have ACC is 307,647. Since 2013, a total of 465,000 Afghan refugees have returned through the Torkham border.

In Balochistan, there are 317,000 registered Afghan refugees; In Punjab there are 196,000 refugees; in Sindh 74,117; Islamabad 42,718, and in Azad Kashmir there are 4,448 registered Afghan refugees.

The Afghan temporary government under the Taliban on Tuesday called on Islamabad not to start deportation of Afghan citizens.

“In particular, Pakistan has announced a renewed crash that says it will deport individuals without legal residence permits, even as valid card holders face uncertainty,” states an Afghan government declaration on April 1, according to the Afghan official Bakhtar -News Agency.

The mass -launched mass portion launched last year is part of Pakistan’s wider strategy for regulating undocumented migration and addressing increasing security concerns.

On Wednesday, Interior Minister Mohsin Raza naqvi Prime Minister Shearif and briefed him on progress in terms of the repatriation process for the Afghan citizens.