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UN warns Pakistan that forcibly deporting Afghans could lead to human rights violations
Afghan families board into a bus to depart for their homeland, in Karachi, Pakistan, October 6, 2023
THE United Nations warned Pakistani authorities on Saturday that forcibly deporting Afghan migrants could lead to severe human rights violations.
Pakistan recently announced a crackdown on migrants living in the country illegally, including 1.7 million Afghans, telling them to return to their home countries by October 31 to avoid mass arrest and expulsion.
Pakistani authorities say that the focus is on people who are in the country illegally.
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