Pakistan expels another 2,239 Afghan refugees in continued crackdown

Islamabad, April 18 (IANS) Over 2,239 Afghans were deported via the Torkham border as Pakistan escalated the ongoing forceful deportation of Afghan refugees. The mass repatriation on Thursday continued following the end of the March 31 deadline, as per local media reports. “The deported refugees were residing in different districts of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Among those who came to the transit camp, 894 people were residing without documents, while 636 people were ACC card holders a