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By BY RICK GLADSTONE from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ueJij7
Pakistan To Expel Over A Million Illegal Migrants After Nov 1. Here's Why
Pakistan has asked all undocumented immigrants, including an estimated 1.7 million Afghans, to voluntarily leave the country by November 1 or face deportations. Pakistan is determined to remove all illegal immigrants from the country, said Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti on Tuesday amid claims by Islamabad that 14 of 24 suicide bombings in the country this year were carried out by Afghan nationals. According to the minister, there will be no deadline extension. He also stated that action would be taken against anyone involved in helping or hiding the immigrants. "All the illegal immigrants have been identified. The state has complete data," said Mr Bugti, as per DW . "I want to appeal one more time that all the illegal immigrants should leave voluntarily by the deadline," he added. Who Are These "Illegal Immigrants"? Notably, according to Reuters , Pakistan is home to over 4 million Afghan migrants and refugees. Out of these, about 1.7 million are und
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