The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Sunday urged Pakistan’s police to cease their “oppressive actions” against Afghan refugees after reports of the expulsion of Afghans from Pakistan.
It came after the Afghan Embassy said on June 8 that Pakistani police had detained 250 Afghan nationals despite having travel documents. Some of them were expelled from the country, according to the AIHRC.
The AIHRC described the situation as “tragic” owing to the “serious threat” it poses to the lives of political activists, protesting women, former government officials, and artists fleeing persecution in Afghanistan.
It urged Pakistan authorities to refrain from detaining and deporting Afghan refugees and called on the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to negotiate with Pakistan to protect Afghan refugees….