Pakistani Top Court Seeks Government Response on Afghan Expulsion Policy
Voice of America
FILE - Afghan refugees settle in a camp near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in Torkham, Afghanistan, on Nov. 3, 2023. Pakistan’s top court in the capital, Islamabad, began hearing Friday, Dec. 1, a petition seeking to halt the deportation of Afghan refugees.
Pakistan’s Supreme Court asked the government Friday to respond to questions raised over its policy of expelling Afghans residing illegally in the country, observing that Islamabad must abide by United Nations’ resolutions protecting refugees.
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