Five including children, woman injured in Afghan cowardly attack in South Waziristan
- 30-Apr-2026
Afghan Taliban regime once again cowardly targeted civilian areas in Angoor Adda, located in the South Waziristan district, the security sources said, ARY News reported. At least five people, including a woman and four children, were injured after Afghan Taliban regime forces resorted to unprovoked shelling in South Waziristan district, security sources said. Mortar shells […]
Pakistan to resume deportation of Afghan resident card holders
- 02-Aug-2025
ISLAMABAD: The federal government of Pakistan has decided to resume the deportation of illegal foreign nationals, including Afghan citizens, ARY News reported quoting the Ministry of Interior. The Foreigners Act, Section 14-B, will be applied to facilitate the repatriation of Afghan nationals currently under trial. Additionally, individuals convicted or facing ongoing legal proceedings will also […]
1458 Afghan refugees deported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- 13-Apr-2025
PESHAWAR: A total of 1,458 Afghan nationals holding citizen cards were repatriated to Afghanistan through the Torkham border from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ARY News reported quoting home ministry. According to Interior Ministry, 2,656 undocumented Afghan migrants were also deported. The Afghan national also includes 1,245 individuals who returned voluntarily and 213 who were deported. Repatriations were […]
Afghan refugees face deportation as deadline expires today
- 01-Apr-2025
The deadline for Afghan refugees in Pakistan has expired and the process of the repatriation of Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) holders and illegal refugees will begin today. Food and healthcare arrangements were made for Afghans returning to home. The authorities warned of strict punitive action against them after the deadline. Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior had […]
Afghan arrested after car ramming attack injures 28 in Germany
- 13-Feb-2025
MUNICH: At least 28 people were hurt when a car driven by an Afghan asylum seeker ploughed into a crowd in Munich on Thursday in what the state premier said was probably an attack, putting security back in focus before next week’s federal election. The suspected attack came hours before international leaders including U.S. Vice […]
Afghan dacoit gang busted in Karachi
- 24-Jun-2024
KARACHI: Sindh Rangers and police in their joint operation have busted an Afghan dacoit gang in Karachi, ARY News reported on Monday. As per details, the Afghan group was involved in street crimes and other heinous crimes in the city. Rangers and police on a tip-off conducted a raid in Karachi’s Sohrab Goth area and […]
Over 6,600 Afghan migrants repatriated to their homeland
- 31-Dec-2023
PESHAWAR: Over 6,600 Afghan migrants were repatriated to their home on country on Saturday, an official of the Home and Tribal Affairs Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa said on Sunday. Some 5,287 migrants were sent back from Pakhtunkhwa, 129 from Islamabad, 1,150 from Punjab and 34 from Azad Kashmir, the official told the media. Some 513 illegal […]
Nearly 375,000 Afghans have left Pakistan since Nov 1: UN
- 22-Nov-2023
Nearly 375,000 Afghans have left Pakistan since the November 1 deadline that Islamabad set for the voluntary return of all undocumented foreigners to their country of origin, a United Nations spokesperson said Tuesday. Farhan Aziz Haq, Deputy UN Spokesperson, told reporters at the regular noon briefing that the Afghan nationals crossed into their country primarily […]
Afghan earthquakes kill 2,445, govt say, as deaths mount
- 09-Oct-2023
More than 2,400 people were killed in earthquakes in Afghanistan, the Taliban administration said on Sunday, in the deadliest tremors to rock the quake-prone mountainous country in years. The Saturday quakes in the west of the country hit 35 km (20 miles) northwest of the city of Herat, with one of 6.3 magnitude, the U.S. Geological Survey […]
Afghan poliovirus found in Rawalpindi sewage sample
- 02-Sep-2023
RAWALPINDI: A poliovirus was found for the second time in Rawalpindi district during a sewage sampling carried out by the World Health Organisation (WHO). According to an official of the District Health Authority, the poliovirus was found in a sample collected from a nullah at Safdarabad near Pirwadhai. He said the sewage sample from Safdardabad […]