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1.4 MILLION REFUGEES NEED REGISTRATION RENEWAL

UA: Second 109.23 Pakistan

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Since the ‘Illegal Foreigners’ Repatriation Plan’ was announced by Pakistan’s government in October 2023, at least 1,080,312 Afghan refugees and asylum seekers have been forced to return to Afghanistan in violation of international law, namely the principle of non-refoulement. The plan, divided into three phases, seeks to deport unregistered refugees, Afghan Citizen Card holders, and Proof of Registration (PoR) card holders respectively. The UN Refugee Agency-issued PoR cards to at least 1.4 million Afghans, set to expire on June 30, 2025. Pakistan must uphold the rights of refugees, immediately stop all deportations, and renew the PoR cards before the deadline expires.

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Dear Honorable Minister,

I am writing to express my urgent concern regarding the imminent expiry of UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) issued Proof of Registration (PoR) cards held by at least 1.4 million Afghans in Pakistan. I am also deeply concerned by the harassment, arbitrary detention, and forced return of at least 1,080,312 Afghans, including refugees and asylum seekers, since October 2023.

The PoR cards of at least 1.4 million Afghans in Pakistan are set to expire on June 30, 2025. The Pakistani authorities must renew the PoR cards, as they have done in the past, to ensure that 1.4 million refugees are not exposed to harassment, arbitrary detentions, and forced deportations by the authorities. If forced to return to Afghanistan, they risk serious human rights violations, including extrajudicial executions and torture, as well as crimes against humanity, such as gender persecution.

The ‘Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan’, announced in October 2023, is an opaque initiative aimed to arbitrarily and forcibly expel Afghan nationals from Pakistan. This plan, involving forced deportations and the crackdown on Afghan refugees, is in violation of Pakistan’s international law obligations, notably the principle of non-refoulement.

I therefore urge you to urgently renew the validity of Proof of Registration cards and formally withdraw the ‘Illegal Foreigners’ Repatriation Plan’, stopping all forced returns to Afghanistan. I further urge you to immediately stop the crackdown on Afghans in Pakistan.

Yours sincerely,

[YOUR NAME]

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Minister of Interior, Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi

4th Floor, R Block, Pak Secretariat,

Constitution Ave, G-5/1,

Islamabad, Pakistan

Fax: +92 51 920 2624

[email protected] @MohsinnaqviC42

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CC: Pakistani Embassy in the United States, Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh

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