More than 150 Afghan refugees have been deported since January 2025

08-01-25 Chiara Bellini Team Pakistan Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. This week, the Afghan embassy in Pakistan expressed concerns over the arbitrary detention of Afghan refugees in Islamabad, arguing that 800 individuals are being deprived of their liberty (Dawn, 2025). It held that the targeted individuals also include those who carry official documentation granting them stay in Pakistan, such as the Proof of Registration (PoR), the Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) and other visas. Additionally, the embassy criticised the central government’s lack of clarity over the issuance of authorisation to stay in the federal capital (Dawn, 2025). Indeed, Pakistan established December […]