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Oct

Migration crisis

By Arif Azad Published in DAWN on October 11, 2023 MIGRATION has been in the media and policy spotlight lately. Several international migration-related developments have refocused attention on migration and asylum issues. Recently, the small Italian town of Lampedusa received a sudden surge of new migrants. The surge, though small, was portrayed as gigantic as it exceeded […]

Migration crisis

By Arif Azad Published in DAWN on October 11, 2023 MIGRATION has been in the media and policy spotlight lately. Several international migration-related developments have refocused attention on migration and asylum issues. Recently, the small Italian town of Lampedusa received a sudden surge of new migrants. The surge, though small, was portrayed as gigantic as it exceeded[…]

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Sep

Afghan population in Pakistan swells to 3.7m

Published in The Express Tribune on September 24, 2023 ISLAMABAD:  The population of Afghan nationals residing in Pakistan has surged to 3.7 million as of June this year, with a mere 1.3 million of them officially registered with the authorities, as reported by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The data reveals that approximately 775,000[…]