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
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
Pakistan plans to expel 3 million Afghans from the country this yearPakistan is set to expel 3 million Afghan immigrants, focusing on those living illegally. As of April 10, deportations will begin, with spe...
31 Mar, 2025, 03.51 PM IST
India to aid Taliban in settling refugees fleeing Pakistan assaultIndia plans to aid Afghanistan in health and education projects to rehabilitate refugees expelled by Pakistan. After a meeting in Dubai, bo...
10 Jan, 2025, 02.57 PM IST
Pak government extends deadline for deportation of Afghans with registration cards till June 30: OfficialPakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday extended the deadline till June 30th for the deportation of Afghan refugees residing in th...
26 Apr, 2024, 08.32 PM IST
Pakistan to soon launch second phase of repatriation of documented AfghansPakistan prepares for the second phase of Afghan refugee repatriation, targeting nearly one million documented Afghans holding Afghan Citiz...
25 Mar, 2024, 12.54 PM IST
Pakistan suicide bombing carried out by Afghan national, army saysA suicide bomber rammed his motorcycle into the convoy on Sunday in a lawless tribal region near Bannu district, close to the Afghan border...
27 Nov, 2023, 07.22 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
Fear grips Afghans in Karachi as Pakistan government announces evicting illegal immigrantsFor most of the Afghan men, women and children living in the Hijra Colony and Afghan Basti nestled on the northern outskirts of Karachi, li...
07 Oct, 2023, 11.12 PM 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
Pakistan deploys regular troops at forward areas along Afghan border as tensions rise: ReportMilitary spokesperson Major General Babar Iftikhar recently told a TV channel that troops were manning the border and the move would help p...
24 Jul, 2021, 01.20 PM IST
Imran Khan allows registered Afghan refugees to open bank accounts in PakistanMajority of Afghan refugees fled to Pakistan in 1980s after the Soviet invasion of their country.
25 Feb, 2019, 06.31 PM 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 wants US to address its strategic concerns: ReportThe ties between the two countries have come under strain in recent months after US President Donald Trump accused Pakistan of providing sa...
15 Jan, 2018, 04.46 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, Afghanistan have commenced historic phase in ties: SharifSharif said that building stable and cooperative relations with all countries of the region was part of his vision of a peaceful neighbourh...
12 Mar, 2015, 03.56 PM IST
Steps to be taken to send back Afghan refugees from Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government"A mechanism would be evolved for the return of illegal Afghan refugees as soon as possible," Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khat...
25 Dec, 2014, 10.34 PM IST