They entered into Pakistan from different points and reached Chaman and stayed at a railway station there for a few days. However, the authorities in Chaman refused to allow them to stay further in the border town. The Afghan nationals belonging to Kunduz province managed to reach Quetta two days ago and chose a place in Baleli, a locality in the outskirts of the provincial capital.
However, the concerned authorities did not allow them to stay in Quetta. They took the Afghan nationals into custody and sent them back to their country via Chaman on Tuesday.
“These Afghan families were deported to Afghanistan as they entered Pakistan illegally,” Quetta Division Commissioner Sohail-ur-Rehman Baloch told the media. Until the government gave permission for their stay, all Afghan nationals entering Pakistan illegally would be sent back, he added.
The government is not allowing Afghan citizens to enter Pakistan without legal documents, including visa.
The administration is Chaman said that no arrangements had been made so far to welcome Afghan refugees to Pakistan.The Afghan refugees’ organisation and UNHCR have also yet to make arrangements for accommodating Afghan refugees in any area of Balochistan.
However, there are reports that some Afghan families have entered Nushki district from Helmand province of Afghanistan.
They entered into Pakistan from different points and reached Chaman and stayed at a railway station there for a few days. However, the authorities in Chaman refused to allow them to stay further in the border town. The Afghan nationals belonging to Kunduz province managed to reach Quetta two days ago and chose a place in Baleli, a locality in the outskirts of the provincial capital.
However, the concerned authorities did not allow them to stay in Quetta. They took the Afghan nationals into custody and sent them back to their country via Chaman on Tuesday.
“These Afghan families were deported to Afghanistan as they entered Pakistan illegally,” Quetta Division Commissioner Sohail-ur-Rehman Baloch told the media. Until the government gave permission for their stay, all Afghan nationals entering Pakistan illegally would be sent back, he added.
The government is not allowing Afghan citizens to enter Pakistan without legal documents, including visa.
The administration is Chaman said that no arrangements had been made so far to welcome Afghan refugees to Pakistan.The Afghan refugees’ organization and UNHCR have also yet to make arrangements for accommodating Afghan refugees in any area of Balochistan.
However, there are reports that some Afghan families have entered Nushki district from Helmand province of Afghanistan.
