Over 167,774 Afghans immigrants return home: officials

KHYBER: Around 167,774 Afghan nationals illegally staying in Pakistan, have returned to home till now, Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees here said.

In last 24 hours 7,135 Afghan citizens returned to Afghanistan from Torkham border crossing, Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees (CAR), has said in a statement.

According to the CAR, NADRA officials collecting data of the people returning back to their country.

“Since October 1st, 167,774 Afghan citizens who were illegally staying in Pakistan, have returned to home till now, the Commissionerate has said.

On October 3, an apex committee of the National Action Plan (NAP) meeting chaired by Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar gave all foreign nationals living illegally in the country until October 31 to leave voluntarily or face deportation.

After the expiry of the deadline, the caretaker government has swung into action against illegal immigrants.

Mostly Afghan nationals staying in Pakistan as undocumented illegal immigrants. Repatriation of the illegal Afghans through the Chaman and Torkham borders has been underway.