Afghan refugees in Pakistan say police harassment, arrests, and evictions have sharply increased after recent border tensions,

As Taliban forces hit back at Islamabad over alleged air raids inside Afghan territory, waves of refugees returning from Pakistan are struggling to rebuild their lives in Taliban-run Afghanistan.

Amid rising tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan following cross-border attacks, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed federal and provincial authorities to ensure the

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed all the provincial governments as well as federal and provincial institutions to work together to ensure the swift repatriation of Afghan nationals residing illegally in Pakistan.

After fleeing Afghanistan, many refugees in Pakistan are at risk of being deported back amid a crackdown on temporary cardholders as they wait for humanitarian visas from Australia.

PM Shehbaz says that during repatriation of illegal Afghan refugees, elderly persons, women and children, must be treated with dignity.

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed all provincial governments and relevant federal institutions to ensure the expedited and dignified repatriation of Afghan nationals residing illegally in Pakistan, making it clear that no further extension would be granted for their stay.

Pakistan's ceasefire agreement with the Afghan Taliban hinges on their ability to rein in militant attacks on Islamabad from their soil, Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif told Reuters on Monday.

ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday decided to expedite the dignified repatriation of Afghan nationals without granting any further extension and to shut down all Afghan refugee camps across the country.