Balochistan’s caretaker Information Minister Jan Achakzai said on Thursday that Pakistan had foiled an attempt by 120 Afghan nationals to cross into Pakistan without documentation.

Speaking to reporters, Achakzai said that the campaign against illegal immigrants was still underway.

He said border forces had stopped the 120 Afghans from entering Pakistan and had escorted them back across the border.

Achakzai praised the performance of the Frontier Constabulary, Levies, Federal Investigation Agency and NADRA in securing the border.

He said that the government had sucessfully managed to send back over 500,000 illegal immigrants to Afghanistan and the number would continue to use.

On Chaman,, he said that the government was coninuously in touch with the people there and would solve their problems soon.

He said that the government wanted to transform Chaman into a busy commercial centre for the betterment of its people.

He added that the involvement of two Afghan nationals in the recent attack on security forces in Bannu had proved that the government stance on Afghans was correct.