Unregistered Afghans start leaving Pakistan.

The undocumented Afghans have started to leave Pakistan after the government set a deadline till Oct 30 for them to leave the country.

Following the ultimatum, as many as 30 Afghan families returned to their hometown through the Torkham border crossing during last few days.

A crackdown is already underway against the unrecorded Afghans who are residing in different parts of the country.

Media reported that people attached with the immigration department are dubbing the return of Afghan families a routine affair. However, independently the departure is considered an outcome of government instructions.

It said in the days to come, the migration of Afghan families from Pakistan, majority of them living in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, would gain momentum. The families those are leaving Pakistan are being helped at the...

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