For the first time since the start of the repatriation of undocumented Afghans early this month, not a single “illegal alien” was sent home via Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday as Afghan authorities linked the acceptance of deportations with the verification of their status by the Afghan consulate-general here.

In an open letter to the interim prime minister of Pakistan, Amnesty International has requested to cancel the deportation of Afghan refugees from this country. This organization asked the government of Pakistan to continue hosting Afghan refugees within the framework of international laws.