6K Afghans expelled by Pak since April 1

Pakistan has deported 944 Afghan families comprising 6,700 individuals since April 1 as the deadline set by the government expired last week, a media report said on Sunday.

The deportation intensified after the March 31 deadline set for the voluntary return of all Afghan Citizen Cards (ACC) expired. Citing immigration sources, the Express Tribune newspaper reported that among those deported included 2,874 men, 1,755 women, and 2,071 children.

These individuals were transported to the Landi Kotal transit camp near Peshawar and then across the border.

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