Aaj TV English News - Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:19:07 +0500 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:19:07 +0500 60 Govt extends PoR card facility for Afghan nationals: sources https://english.aaj.tv/news/30339082/govt-extends-por-card-facility-for-afghan-nationals-sources <p><strong>The caretaker government has decided to extend the proof of registration (PoR) cards – an identity document for Afghan refugees – till December 31, sources within the government said on Thursday.</strong></p> <p>They added that such Afghan nationals would also be stopped at transit points after the deadline.</p> <p>The development comes as the government’s crackdown on illegal immigrants gets under way. More than 129,000 Afghan nationals have fled Pakistan in the month since the government set the November 1 deadline.</p> <p>Sources said that Afghan-origin card holders and those having correct visas on Afghan passports would not be disturbed.</p> <p>The caretaker government has set up holding centres at borders to facilitate the returning immigrants.</p> <p>About 600,000 Afghans have crossed into neighbouring Pakistan since the Taliban took over in 2021, joining a large number there since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 and the ensuing civil wars.</p> <p>Islamabad says deportation will be orderly, carried out in phases and start with those who have criminal records.</p> The caretaker government has decided to extend the proof of registration (PoR) cards – an identity document for Afghan refugees – till December 31, sources within the government said on Thursday.

They added that such Afghan nationals would also be stopped at transit points after the deadline.

The development comes as the government’s crackdown on illegal immigrants gets under way. More than 129,000 Afghan nationals have fled Pakistan in the month since the government set the November 1 deadline.

Sources said that Afghan-origin card holders and those having correct visas on Afghan passports would not be disturbed.

The caretaker government has set up holding centres at borders to facilitate the returning immigrants.

About 600,000 Afghans have crossed into neighbouring Pakistan since the Taliban took over in 2021, joining a large number there since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 and the ensuing civil wars.

Islamabad says deportation will be orderly, carried out in phases and start with those who have criminal records.

]]> Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/news/30339082 Thu, 02 Nov 2023 18:36:12 +0500 none@none.com (Shahab Uddin) Afghan refugees gather around National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) vans for biometric verifications as they prepare to depart for Afghanistan, at a holding centre in Landi Kotal on Nov 1. AFP