Pakistan

Nearly 50,000 Afghan children crossed from Pakistan into Afghanistan in the first half of April, following a deadline for undocumented Afghans to leave Pakistan, Amu TV reported citing Save the Children. This influx is part of a larger wave of…

A mob attacked a place of worship belonging to Pakistan’s Ahmadi minority community in Karachi on Friday, resulting in the death of at least one man, Arab News reported. Amir Mahmood, a spokesperson for the Ahmadi community, reported that a…

The Daesh group has claimed responsibility for a bomb explosion in Pakistan’s Balochistan province that killed three policemen and wounded over a dozen others, Arab News reported. The attack occurred in Mastung city on Tuesday when a bomb planted on…

Health Minister Mustafa Kamal revealed on Wednesday that 10,000 women in Pakistan die each year from pregnancy-related complications, calling it a “silent tragedy” that demands urgent action, Dawn Newspaper reported. Speaking at a World Health Day event hosted by the…

Pakistan’s Immigration Department reported that 11,371 Afghan migrants were arrested and deported in a nine-day nationwide operation targeting undocumented migrants, Afghanistan International reported. On Tuesday alone, 3,669 individuals were repatriated through the Torkham border crossing, while over 2,000 voluntarily left…

In a bitter reality facing Pakistan, scholars and intellectuals are increasingly confronting troubling issues. Recently, Maulana Bilal Haider, a student at the Qom Seminary, was reported missing upon his return from Pakistan at the Ramdan border. This incident has shaken…

Pakistan’s National Assembly will convene to review plans for the forced repatriation of undocumented Afghan refugees, Khaama Press reported. This session comes amid increasing scrutiny from human rights organizations and international bodies concerned about the humanitarian implications of mass deportations.…

Thirteen years after the brutal massacre of Shia passengers in Chilas, Pakistan, on April 3, 2012, victims’ families still await justice, highlighting a systemic failure to address sectarian violence. On that day, armed assailants stopped buses, singled out Shia passengers,…

The Pakistani government has introduced amendments to the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act and the Prevention of Smuggling of Migrants Act, 2018, as the country faces a humanitarian crisis due to rising human trafficking and smuggling incidents, Dawn reported.…

Amnesty International has launched a new campaign, #UndotheDeadline, calling on the Pakistani government to stop the deportation of Afghan nationals, including refugees and asylum seekers. The campaign accompanies the release of a report titled “Treat us like human beings”: Afghans…