By Tania Saeed Published in Dawn on November 02, 2023 THE recent decision of the interim government to deport all ‘illegal immigrants’ from Pakistan after Nov 1 has created a humanitarian crisis for refugees and asylum seekers, in particular for Afghan refugees. Going by UN figures, nearly 1.3 million Afghan refugees with Proof of Registration (PoR) cards, […]
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OctBy Salman Siddiqui Published in Express Tribune on October 11, 2023 KARACHI: The remittances sent home by overseas Pakistanis hit a six-month high at $2.20 billion in September 2023, as expatriate workers increasingly used official channels following a government crackdown on currency smugglers and the illicit Hawala-Hundi traders. The increase in inflows sparked hopes that the current[…]
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OctBy 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[…]
