Nearly 0.75 million Afghan refugees have not renewed their registration for the last several years, revealed a report on Monday.
According to the 24NewsHD TV channel, the authorities have started the search for Afghan refugees who did not renew their registration.
The police station will use the NADRA and FIA data to track them.
The Interior Ministry has directed the authorities to arrest the unregistered Afghan refugees under the foreign act. The arrested refugees will be thrown back to Afghanistan at the Pak- Afghan border by the police.
The NADRA record shows that from 2006 to 2023, 3.5 million Afghan refugees were registered, whereas 1.3 million have returned to Afghanistan. The report stated that 0.75 million Afghan refugees did not show up for the renewal of their registration.
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) applauded Pakistan for hosting Afghan refugees for the last forty years.
Pakistan and Iran hosted Afghan refugees in difficult times and the UN appreciates the role of host nations and its people in this context.