The Pakistan government has repatriated about 1.3 million Afghan nationals so far since November 2023. This assertion was stated by Pakistan’s Parliamentary Secretary Mukhtar Ahmed Malik during a meeting. The move is part of the ongoing campaign of the country to deport illegal and Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) holders from Pakistan.

The parliamentary committee overseeing the repatriation drive was informed that the government targeted illegal Afghan nationals living in the country, allowing them the opportunity to leave voluntarily. The panel added that a parallel operation was launched to crack down against those who were still present after the deadline of the 31st of March expired. There are at least three million Afghan refugees residing in Pakistan. Of these, 813,000 hold ACC, while 1.3 million possess Proof of Registration (PoR) cards.