Pakistan partially reopens Torkham border crossing to allow Afghan refugees to leavePakistan partially reopened the Torkham border crossing with Afghanistan, allowing thousands of stranded Afghan refugees to return home aft...
01 Nov, 2025, 02.41 PM IST
28 more Afghan refugee camps shut down in Pakistan's Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan has closed 28 more Afghan refugee camps in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province as part of a nationwide crackdown on illegal foreign reside...
17 Oct, 2025, 02.13 PM IST
Pakistan authorities demolish Afghan refugee camp outside Karachi, causing clashesProtestors clashed with police during a demolition and clean-up operation in Karachi's Afghan Basti, resulting in minor injuries. Authoriti...
15 Oct, 2025, 05.54 PM IST
45 minutes to pack up a lifetime as Pakistan's foreigner crackdown sends Afghans scramblingPakistan's crackdown on undocumented foreigners has led to the expulsion of nearly a million Afghans, forcing families like Sher Khan's to ...
12 Jun, 2025, 11.03 AM IST
Over 860,000 Afghans left Pakistan since September 2023Pakistan's repatriation of Afghan refugees continues, with over 860,000 Afghans leaving since September 2023. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa border cro...
13 Apr, 2025, 01.39 PM IST
Over 13000 Afghani migrants return from Pakistan, IraqSome deported migrants alleged that despite possessing valid residency documents, they were detained by police and were forcibly returned t...
30 Jun, 2024, 03.10 PM IST
Afghan refugees deported by Pakistan struggling in cold weatherAfghan refugees, who were deported from Pakistan in compliance with Islamabad's deadline, find themselves grappling with harsh weather cond...
13 Nov, 2023, 07.43 PM IST
More than 165,000 Afghans flee Pakistan after deportation orderOver 165,000 Afghans have left Pakistan in the past month, as Pakistani authorities began detaining Afghans who had been ordered to leave t...
02 Nov, 2023, 10.50 PM IST
Secrecy shrouds Afghan refugees sent by US to base in KosovoThe Biden administration says it's too soon to answer some of these questions, at least publicly, as it works feverishly to resettle the Af...
23 Oct, 2021, 11.17 AM IST
Former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi backs Taliban, says it came with positive mindset"No doubt Taliban have come. But, they have come with a very positive mind. They're allowing ladies to work. They are allowing them to part...
31 Aug, 2021, 11.27 AM IST
Taliban are normal civilians, not military outfits, says Pakistan Prime Minister Imran KhanIn an interview with PBS NewsHour aired Tuesday night, Khan stressed that Pakistan hosts three million Aghan refugees of which the majority...
29 Jul, 2021, 10.53 AM IST
India always tried to maintain 'hegemony' in South Asia: PakistanAnswering a question about Indo-Pak ties in an interview to Samaa TV, Aziz said India has always tried to maintain its hegemony in the Sout...
12 Jul, 2018, 07.32 PM IST
Pakistan not to deport Nat Geo's Afghan Girl Sharbat GulaThe decision has been taken on humanitarian grounds and as a goodwill gesture towards Afghanistan.
06 Nov, 2016, 02.48 PM IST
Pakistan to expel 11,000 illegal Afghan refugees in PoKSenior police official Faheem Abbasi said in PoK capital Muzaffarabad that "some 11,000 Afghans would be expelled" from the region.
02 Apr, 2015, 10.07 PM IST
Pakistan to send back around 2.7 million Afghan refugeesAround 2.7 million Afghan refugees living in Pakistan's southern Sindh province would be sent back this year, a top official said today.
21 Feb, 2015, 08.47 PM IST
Islamic State footprints growing in PakistanWall-chalking welcoming the Islamic State appeared on City Road, Cantt Road, Dera Ismail Khan road and Miran Shah road in Bannu district.
14 Nov, 2014, 02.02 PM IST
Australia hikes annual refugee quota to 20,000 from 13,750The hike in annual refugee quota is in line with one of the key points of an expert panel's report on asylum seeker policy submitted to the...
23 Aug, 2012, 02.49 PM IST