Pakistan Orders Illegal Migrants to Leave, Including 1.7 Million Afghans

Also read :UNHRC's Historic Resolution Secures Intersex Rights, A Milestone For Human Rights

 Pakistan Orders Undocumented Migrants, Including 1.7 Million Afghans, to Leave: A Complex Humanitarian Challenge

Also read :Activists Condemn Candidate’s Alleged Hate Crimes Against Migrants

Also read :High Court Issues Stay for Plan to End Health Care for Ukrainian Refugees

In a recent development, Pakistan has taken the significant step of ordering undocumented migrants to leave the country, which includes a staggering 1.7 million Afghan nationals. This decision, while highlighting Pakistan's concerns about national security and resources, also shines a light on the complex humanitarian challenges faced by both Pakistan and the Afghan refugees.

Also read :Guanajuato Advances Transgender Rights With Legal Recognition, Breaking Barriers

Pakistan has long been host to one of the world's largest refugee populations, particularly Afghans who have fled decades of conflict and instability in their homeland. Many of these Afghan refugees arrived in Pakistan as far back as the 1980s during the Soviet-Afghan War and have since become deeply integrated into Pakistani society. They have established businesses, schools, and homes in Pakistan, creating a complex demographic reality.