Forced Into Leaving Pakistan, Afghan Refugees Struggle To Start Afresh

[pakistani342]

Great article here, excerpts below

Gul Bano was among the thousands who were forced to leave. She came to Pakistan in 1980 to seek refuge from the war. It was in Pakistan that her two daughters were born, making Gul Bano a mother of five. ...

Now in her seventies, the life she built in the host country bit by bit has suddenly been wrapped up. She is now alone in Kabul and is trying to take each day as it comes. “I survived the hardest times and when better times came and I could afford my own home, I bought a house in Hayatabad in 2003. Now I am back to where I started, ” she said in a telephonic interview from Kabul.

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For Gul Bano, there is a deep desire to just go back to her home. “I’m back to where I started – alone. All I really want is to go back to Pakistan and die there in peace. My heart remains in Peshawar.”

 

[British SAS]

Happy repatriation day! Now someone catapult the rest; into India or Afghanistan.

 

[PakistaniNawab]

Just kick them all out btw pakistan is now targeting pashtuns if they still carry on the pashtun population will want pashtunistan.

 

[Flash_Ninja]

What?

So she lived here for 20+ years, had children, brought a house, yet she didn't ever consider applying for citizenship?

The refugee deportation order had been delayed for nearly a decade, so its not like this was suddenly sprung on her with no warning.

 

[SarthakGanguly]

For Gul Bano, there is a deep desire to just go back to her home. “I’m back to where I started – alone. All I really want is to go back to Pakistan and die there in peace. My heart remains in Peshawar.”

They will not really love Pakistan for this.

 

[TMA]

Just kick them all out btw pakistan is now targeting pashtuns if they still carry on the pashtun population will want pashtunistan.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=818801124927469

 

[Kabira]

What?

So she lived here for 20+ years, had children, brought a house, yet she didn't ever consider applying for citizenship?

The refugee deportation order had been delayed for nearly a decade, so its not like this was suddenly sprung on her with no warning.

Pakistan don't give citizenship to refugees. Only to foreign women married to Pakistani male.

 

[PWFI]

Pakistan don't give citizenship to refugees. Only to foreign women married to Pakistani male.

Dear are you sure about that?

 

[Spring Onion]

May Allah help them. few months back I was buying few things from a market in the suburban area of Mansehra from a pashtun shopkeeper there two Afghan ladies (who by the way live there as refugees) were worried and sad over repatriation decision. the shopkeeper was sympathizing with them in response to which they said that "Pakistan to humain kuch nahi kehta ye Ashraf Ghani humain yahan say nikalwa raha hay".

 

[Flash_Ninja]

Pakistan don't give citizenship to refugees. Only to foreign women married to Pakistani male.

Really? I'm pretty sure there's been a process for refugees to legally stay here

Most of the people being rounded up are people without legal documents

 

[lastofthepatriots]

Kicking out elderly women is a pussy move.

 

[Kabira]

Really? I'm pretty sure there's been a process for refugees to legally stay here

Most of the people being rounded up are people without legal documents

Yep but she can get visa and come back.

 

[ali_raza]

its time to go home and apply for visa

 

[TMA]

Really? I'm pretty sure there's been a process for refugees to legally stay here

Most of the people being rounded up are people without legal documents

Those Afghans who have illegally acquired Pakistani documents should also be repatriated. And the Pakistanis involved should be hanged till dead.

 

[MultaniGuy]

They should be grateful that we helped those Afghanistanis.