The Joint Action Committee for Refugees (JAC-R), a platform of Pakistani politicians, activists, and lawyers, has condemned Islamabad’s decision to begin the second phase of repatriation of Afghan refugees after Eid on April 15th.
In a statement, the committee said that the decision to uproot the lives of hundreds of thousands of people who have considered Pakistan their home and their country is not only unconstitutional but also violates several international laws.
It said that the Pakistan brutally expelled 500,000 undocumented Afghan Refugees in the most degrading, cruel and inhumane way imaginable.
According to the statement, the government of Pakistan has made a list of 800,000 registered Afghan refugees that It will expel in 2 weeks time on April 15th 2024.
Although the Islamic Emirate has condemned the forced expulsion of Afghan immigrants from Pakistan and considers it against international laws, it emphasizes that government is fully prepared to provide facilities to the returnees.
“We have reminded about the deportation of Afghan immigrants from Pakistan that this action is illegal and should not be done. Of course, if Pakistan still does it, the Islamic Emirate and the Afghans are ready to provide services for the migrants and relocate them and take care of them as much as possible,” said Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman of the Islamic Emirate.
