Balochistan Interior Minister Jan Achakzai Sunday said that Afghans are involved in terrorism in Pakistan and the Afghans illegally residing in the country will have to go, the 24NewsHD TV channel reported.

Jan Achakzai, while addressing a ceremony held by the Local Council Association of Pakistan, said that deporting the Afghans is a challenge that we have to face and achieve as the government’s policy does not allow them to be under refuge anymore.

He further said that more than 1.3 million Afghans are residing in Pakistan who have immigrant status. They shall not be bothered. However, the illegal residents and the Afghans involved in smuggling will not be spared. Severe action will be taken against them.

Earlier, Jan Achakzai had said that illegal residents would be deported with dignity and respect.

He said that strict actions and operations to curb smuggling are underway.

In the ceremony, Pakistan Local Council Association Chairman Syed Kumail Haider Shah and the Balochistan government signed the MOU for the Model Village Project in collaboration with the European Union.