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Abid Hussain

HISTORICAL FACTS: Why is pakistan deporting undocumented afghans | History Defined

The Pakistani government’s planned crackdown on undocumented immigrants makes the future of an estimated 1.7 million Afghans in Pakistan uncertain [File: Claro Cortes IV/Reuters]

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s government has announced that all undocumented migrants and refugees must leave Pakistan by the beginning of next month, either voluntarily or by force.

Hundreds of thousands of them are Afghans. Citing a rising number of violent attacks, caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti said on Tuesday that “14 out of 24” suicide bombings this year were carried out by Afghan nationals.

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