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Police Raid on Afghan Refugee Event in Pakistan Sparks Anger
Police Raid on Afghan Refugee Event in Pakistan Sparks Anger
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A police raid on a public event organized to discuss the Pakistan government's decision to deport Afghan refugees from the country has angered prominent civil society members, including former politicians.
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A police raid on a public event organized to discuss the Pakistan government's decision to deport Afghan refugees from the country has angered prominent civil society members, including former politicians.Ex-Pakistan senator Afrasiab Khattak called the police action carried out on Tuesday the violation of the people's fundamental rights.The discussion organized by the think tank "The Black Hole" was stopped by the Islamabad Police hours before it was to begin at a community hall in the Pakistani capital.The development came days ahead of Pakistan's publicly stated cut-off date of November 1 for Afghan citizens to leave the neighboring sovereign state.Amid worsening ties with the Taliban* regime in Kabul due to their alleged inaction against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP**) militants hiding in Afghanistan, Islamabad earlier this month announced that it would deport Afghan refugees back to their homeland.As per official estimates, at least 4.4 million Afghan citizens are living in Pakistan at present.* The Taliban is under UN sanctions for extremism.** A terrorist organization banned in Russia and India.
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Police Raid on Afghan Refugee Event in Pakistan Sparks Anger
16:40 25.10.2023 (Updated: 18:51 25.10.2023) The Pakistan government has set November 1 as the deadline for deporting millions of Afghan nationals from the country.
A police raid on a public event organized to discuss the Pakistan government's decision to deport Afghan refugees from the country has angered prominent civil society members, including former politicians.
Ex-Pakistan senator Afrasiab Khattak called the police action carried out on Tuesday the violation of the people's fundamental rights.
"Police intervened to stop a civil society talk on the forced eviction of Afghan refugees in the Black Hole in Islamabad this evening and kept the speakers/hall under siege for 2 hours this evening in Islamabad. This is unannounced martial law violating fundamental rights," Khattak wrote on X, previously Twitter.
The discussion organized by the think tank "The Black Hole" was stopped by the Islamabad Police hours before it was to begin at a community hall in the Pakistani capital.
The development came days ahead of Pakistan's publicly stated cut-off date of November 1 for Afghan citizens to leave the neighboring sovereign state.
Amid worsening ties with the
Taliban* regime in Kabul due to their alleged inaction against
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP**) militants
hiding in Afghanistan, Islamabad earlier this month announced that it would deport Afghan refugees back to their homeland.
As per official estimates, at least 4.4 million Afghan citizens are living in Pakistan at present.
* The Taliban is under UN sanctions for extremism.
** A terrorist organization banned in Russia and India.
