Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday was blamed for the question of Islamabad’s plan to remove all Afghans staying in the country illegally.

The latest diplomatic spat was triggered by the Afghan Embassy in Islamabad, which issued a statement in his X account and accused Pakistani authorities of unilateral deportation and abusing Afghans.

The Foreign Office rejected the Afghan statement as incorrectly placed and advised Kabul to create a promoting environment in their own country for worthy return of Afghans.

It all started after Afghanistan ambassy in Islamabad expressed concern about Pakistan’s decision to expel Afghan citizens of Rawal Pindi and Islamabad.

In a statement, it claimed that Pakistani authorities were planning mass expulsion of the Afghan refugees.

The Afghan Embassy said it raised the question of Pakistani authorities and international organizations on Islamabad’s “unilateral” movement.

The Embassad’s statement said it shared this case with Kabul to facilitate discussions about the worthy repatriation of the Afghan citizens and to assess the existing challenges of this issue.

The UN Refugee Agency, which UNHCRP said Tuesday that it had received indications that Pakistan would immediately remove all Afghan refugees, including those who have ACC (Afghan Citizen Card) and Por (proof of registration) map, from Islamabad and Rawalpindi, and that theirs Expulsion from the whole country is imminent.

In response to media inquiries regarding comments from the acting Afghan CD’A about the abuse of Afghan refugees from Pakistan, the Foreign Office spokesman said Pakistan noted the comments of the acting Afghan prosecutor D ‘affairs in Islamabad, about Pakistan’s illegal foreigners’ repatriation plan.

“His allegations of abuse of Afghan citizens are incorrectly placed,” Shafqat Ali Khan said in a statement.

“I want to remind him that Pakistan has hosted millions of Afghans for decades of respect and dignity while expanding traditional hospitality and sharing his resources and services such as education and health, even with very little international support,” he added .

“As for foreigners, we started IFRP in 2023 and introduced appropriate mechanisms to ensure that no one is abused or harassed during the repatriation process. In this connection, we also involved the Afghan side to ensure smooth repatriation of Afghan citizens, spokesman explained .

He said that while Pakistan had done what it could, it expects the preliminary Afghan authorities to create conducive conditions in Afghanistan, so that these returned are fully integrated into the Afghan community.

“The real test of Afghan authorities would be to ensure that the rights of these people, as the Afghan CD’a spoke, is protected in Afghanistan,” the spokesman said further.

Earlier, the UN Refugee Agency said hundreds had been expelled from Twin Cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said it had seen an increase in deportations from Islamabad and Rawalpindi since January 1st. “This latest relocation directive has increased fear of impending deportation among Afghans,” it said.

The latest removals come when the US State Department Office, which oversees the resettlement of Afghans in the United States, was told to plan to close in April, according to a US official, a spokesman and two sources familiar with the directive. The move could refuse to an estimated 200,000 people new lives in the United States, many of which are stranded in Pakistan.