Afghanistan: Afghan refugees are being mistreated in Pakistan, 100 detained arbitrarily

Afghanistan: Afghan Refugee Council official in Pakistan claimed that Pakistani police have arbitrarily detained 100 refugees in Karachi. About three million Afghans live in Pakistan. Meanwhile, Pakistan's acting Interior Minister Sarfaraz Bugti urged Afghan refugees to return to Afghanistan. Zaheer Bahand, a journalist, claimed that Afghan immigrants are suffering from mental health issues.

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Afghanistan: Afghan refugees are being mistreated in Pakistan, 100 detained arbitrarily

The condition of Afghan refugees living in Pakistan is going from bad to worse. A report has claimed that Pakistan police are mistreating Afghan refugees.

Afghan Refugee Council officials in Pakistan claimed that Pakistani police have arbitrarily detained 100 refugees in Karachi. According to Afghanistan-based Tolo News, tension has increased between Kabul and Islamabad for some time.

Mir Ahmed Rauf, head of the Taliban-led Afghan Refugee Council in Pakistan, said, 'Police have imposed heavy fines on Afghan refugees. They have taken action on the pretext of illegal migration. This is a big concern. Faizullah Turk, an Afghan refugee, claimed that police in Karachi detained more than 100 refugees on Monday.

“We call on all host countries to treat Afghans humanely and provide them with the rights stipulated for them based on international laws,” Abdul Mutalib Haqqani, a spokesman for the Taliban-led Refugee and Repatriation Ministry, was quoted as saying by Tolo News report. Are.' Earlier this month, Afghan refugees in Pakistan criticized delays in immigration cases and accused the Pakistani military of mistreating them for the past two years, Tolo News reported.

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Muskan Kumawat Verified Local Voice • 13 Apr, 2026Journalist

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