Afghan families flee 'persecution' in Pakistan after APS attack, says IOM

[syedali73]

Incompetence of federal government if they are not registering them.

Incompetence plus blackmailing of foreign powers.

 

[OTTOMAN]

Who is doing persecution? Where as its clear that terrorists were taking orders from Afghanistan. i.e. Northern Alliance, USA, India & mostly Iran.

As far paper work is concerned, Asif Ali Zardari's regime was at service of Iran and issued millions of papers to Northern Alliance, Indians and Iranians.

 

[WAJsal]

Who is doing persecution?

fearing persecution,i guess.

 

[RescueRanger]

Incompetence of federal government if they are not registering them.

Incompetence of the highest order.

 

[Pakistani E]

@Zarvan , @karakoram , @razahassan1997 , @Norwegian , @syedali73 , @Pakistani Exile , @Green Arrow , @DESERT FIGHTER , what do you guys think about this development ?

I am not sure to be honest. Although I accept that these were undocumented afghans and were here illegally, I think there should be no threat of violence against them. We should look to expel all undocumented Afghans and take nationality from those who abet terrorist activities against Pakistan.

I am all for human rights and do not wish to see any human suffer, especially women and children. That said, we do have to draw a line and take action against elements that are causing mayhem in Pakistani society. I remember when I lived in Karachi, Afghan mafia groups would settle afghan families on nearby localities, they would use these afghans to capture land. The government needs to sit down seriously and draw up plans to solve this problem.

But I want to make it clear that I have no problem with law abiding, pro Pakistani peaceful Afghans being allowed to settle in Pakistan.

 

[WAJsal]

Updated figures guys.
KABUL: More than 30,000 Afghans living in Pakistan have returned home since the start of the year after coming under intense scrutiny following a Taliban massacre at the Army Public School Peshawar in December, the IOM said Sunday.

There are an estimated three million Afghan refugees living in Pakistan either officially or unofficially, most of whom left their country to escape conflict in the 1980s and 1990s.

But they are viewed with deep suspicion inside Pakistan and routinely accused by authorities of harbouring militants.

Richard Danziger, head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) mission in Kabul, told AFP that out of the 30,599 Afghans who had left Pakistan since January, 1,817 had been deported while the rest had left of their own accord.

“They are mostly Afghans without papers who have been living in Pakistan for the past 20 to 25 years,” he said.

The figure, which eclipses the 25,000 Afghans who returned from Pakistan over the entire year in 2014, was a result of the breakdown in relationships between the migrants and their host communities following the Peshawar attack, added Danziger.

“It all began after the attack on the school in Peshawar. Their lives became intolerable,” he said.

Police raids on Afghan communities are commonplace and they often encounter prejudice during their daily lives.

Afghan authorities in January said they had arrested five people suspected of planning the attacks but they were not Afghan nationals.

“We're not sure if this phenomenon will pass soon or will last,” added Danziger, who said most of the returnees came from eastern Nangahar, Laghman, Kabul and Kunar, as well as northern Kunduz.

Islamuddin Jureet, a spokesman for Afghanistan's ministry of refugees and repatriation, said officials from both countries would meet next week to discuss the situation.

“Afghan refugees have been living in neighbouring Pakistan for decades, and they were never involved in any terrorist attacks,” he said.
@RescueRanger

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

yes yes and only 30000 out of 3-5 million have returned so far
how more evil can we be ?

 

[RescueRanger]

Updated figures guys.
KABUL: More than 30,000 Afghans living in Pakistan have returned home since the start of the year after coming under intense scrutiny following a Taliban massacre at the Army Public School Peshawar in December, the IOM said Sunday.

There are an estimated three million Afghan refugees living in Pakistan either officially or unofficially, most of whom left their country to escape conflict in the 1980s and 1990s.

But they are viewed with deep suspicion inside Pakistan and routinely accused by authorities of harbouring militants.

Richard Danziger, head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) mission in Kabul, told AFP that out of the 30,599 Afghans who had left Pakistan since January, 1,817 had been deported while the rest had left of their own accord.

“They are mostly Afghans without papers who have been living in Pakistan for the past 20 to 25 years,” he said.

The figure, which eclipses the 25,000 Afghans who returned from Pakistan over the entire year in 2014, was a result of the breakdown in relationships between the migrants and their host communities following the Peshawar attack, added Danziger.

“It all began after the attack on the school in Peshawar. Their lives became intolerable,” he said.

Police raids on Afghan communities are commonplace and they often encounter prejudice during their daily lives.

Afghan authorities in January said they had arrested five people suspected of planning the attacks but they were not Afghan nationals.

“We're not sure if this phenomenon will pass soon or will last,” added Danziger, who said most of the returnees came from eastern Nangahar, Laghman, Kabul and Kunar, as well as northern Kunduz.

Islamuddin Jureet, a spokesman for Afghanistan's ministry of refugees and repatriation, said officials from both countries would meet next week to discuss the situation.

“Afghan refugees have been living in neighbouring Pakistan for decades, and they were never involved in any terrorist attacks,” he said.
@RescueRanger

Happy trails.

 

[WAJsal]

yes yes and only 30000 out of 3-5 million have returned so far
how evil are we ?

Mostly illegals,legal refugees ain't going nowhere for now.