TORKHAM
AND CHAMAN BORDERS – GEOGRAPHY
News:
Pakistan deports 1.7 lakh
Afghans via Torkham and Chaman borders
What's in the news?
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More than 6,500 Afghan nationals left Pakistan through the Torkham border, taking
the total number of repatriated Afghans to over 1,70,000, border officials
said.
Key
takeaways:
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The voluntary evacuation has been ongoing
since the government issued an ultimatum to all unregistered foreign nationals
to leave Pakistan by November 1, or face legal action.
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Official figures show that 194 prisoners
were transported from various districts in Punjab to the Torkham border
crossing for repatriation.
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According to caretaker Information
Minister Jan Achakzai, 700 Afghan nationals also returned through the Chaman
border.