Pakistan to expel 1.3million Afghan refugees.

Pakistan is on the verge of expelling over 1.3 million Afghan refugees holding Proof of Registration (PoR) cards effective from September 1, despite global outcry to halt the forced deportation. 

The move is part of the third phase of repatriation, targeting registered Afghan refugees who have been living in Pakistan for decades.

The UN refugee agency and human rights groups have urged Pakistan to reconsider the repatriation plans, citing the risk of persecution and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, now controlled by the Taliban militia. 

However, the Pakistani government remains resolute, claiming that Afghan refugees are involved in crimes and they have become a burden on the country's economy, as millions of Afghans had crossed into Pakistan as refugees over the past four decades, right from the Soviet invasion in 1979 and more recently in 2021 when the Taliban reclaimed Kabul.

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