Peshawar:
As part of an offensive against Afghan citizens who have illegally obtained computerized national identity cards (CNIC) Pakistani, records of the secretaries of 15 union councils in Peshawar have been requested.
Official sources told The Express PAkGazette that the scope of the research on the issuance of CNIC to refugees has expanded even more. The authorities have also identified the Pakistani citizens who have added these refugees to their family records.
The lists are terminated of Afghan refugees residing in several areas of the city, including Khyber Bazar, Gunj, Namak Mandi, Jinnah Park Road, Dir Col Col Col Col Col Col Colón, Zaragarabad, Peepal Mandi, Hayatabad and Afngany Colony, as well as those who run businesses in local markets. Legal action is expected to continue.
The sources revealed that the secretaries of several Peshawar union councils have been summoned for their investigation along with records, while the investigations also begin with respect to the identity of some government employees.
It can be remembered that the Government has reaffirmed on April 30 as the final deadline for all foreign citizens residing in the country without valid visas to leave, and the Ministry of Interior intensifies its repression under the repatriation plan of illegal foreigners.
The measure is particularly addressed to undocumented Afghan nationals, with the Minister of State of the Interior Talal Chaudhry announcing the renewed impulse at a press conference in Islamabad on Friday.
“Pakistan has demonstrated an unmatched hospitality for decades, but time has strictly enforced our immigration laws,” said Chaudhry.
His statement was advanced to the visit of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ishaq to give Kabul, where a high -level Pakistani delegation had conversations with the Afghan government.
Initially, the Government had established a deadline of March 31 for Afghan citizens who lacked legal documents or who held Afghan citizens cards to return voluntarily. That deadline extended later to April 30.
Since the beginning of April, more than 84,800 Afghan have been repatriated, according to Chaudhry. He said the process is being handled in a “legal, organized and human” way, with coordination of the Afghan authorities to guarantee a soft transition.
Pakistan has received millions of Afghan refugees in the last 40 years, but currently more than 2.1 million remain, mainly in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and other provinces.
Officials cite the growing national security threats as the reason behind repression. More than 1,600 people died in attacks last year, almost half of the security personnel.
Chaudhry also warned about a strict action against Pakistani who provide housing, jobs or other services to undocumented foreigners. “If someone gives a store, home or some kind of space to an illegal foreigner, they will be responsible under the law,” he said.
In addition, he revealed intelligence by suggesting that some weapons left by US forces in Afghanistan have ended in the hands of terrorists, representing a serious regional threat. “Our policy is not driven by hostility, but by the need to maintain the law, guarantee public safety and protect national interests,” he said.
