Summary Various acts of terrorism in the province more or less have some links to Afghanistan, says KP govt.
PESHAWAR (Dunya News) – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government on Friday has decided on expelling illegal Afghan residents from the province. The decision comes in light of the attacks on Army Public School (APS) last year and on Bacha Khan University on January 20th, the onslaughts which hundreds martyred.
The government of KP has demanded from the Federal government that Afghan immigrants be sent back or be limited to the camps while illegal Afghan residents will be expelled from the province. Parliamentary Secretary Shaukat Yousafzai has stated that the Federal government is creating hurdles in expelling the Afghan immigrants.
According to official statistics, there are approximately 15 lac Afghan residents in KP province out which 10 lac are registered while 5 lac are living illegally.
The Provincial government has taken a stance that the various acts of terrorism in the province more or less have some links to Afghanistan and has stated that the Federal government should take quick measures to send the Afghan refugees back.
Police, acting on the government’s advice, has also started a crackdown against illegal Afghan residents in various areas of KP; however thousands of refugees still manage to enter the country through a border that spans hundreds of kilometers.
These refugees and illegal Afghan’s, residing in KP since years now are becoming a burden on the province’s economy.
According to a Interior Department’s report, Pakistan has 42 Afghan refugee camps in total out which 29 are situated in various districts of KP. 220 Afghan criminals are in the province’s jails carrying out their sentence.
