KP opposes Afghans’ forced repatriation

While the federal government is working hard to expel Afghan refugees to Afghanistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has stressed that none of the Afghan nationals should be pushed out of the country.

- Tariq Butt

During a chat with reporters, he strongly criticised the treatment of Afghan refugees, stating, “Afghan refugees have been humiliated.” He argued that no refugee should be ‘expelled until proper arrangements were made in Afghanistan and that those seeking Pakistani nationality should be granted it. “The federal government has not even discussed the refugee issue with me,” he added.

On relations with Afghanistan, Gandapur revealed that his government has sent Terms of Reference (TORs) for talks to the federal government.