World News | Pakistani Police Cracking Down on Migrants Are Arresting Afghan Women and Children, Activists Claim | LatestLY

Karachi, Nov 11 (AP) Pakistani police are arresting Afghan women and children in southern Sindh province as part of a government crackdown on undocumented migrants, activists said Saturday. More than 250,000 Afghans have left Pakistan in recent weeks as the government rounded up, arrested and kicked out foreign nationals without papers. It set an October 31 deadline for undocumented migrants to leave the country voluntarily. Also Read | Israel-Hamas War: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Arrives in Saudi Arabia To Attend OIC Summit. The expulsions mostly affect Afghans, who make up the majority of foreigners living in Pakistan. Authorities maintain they are targeting all who are in the country illegally. Human rights lawyer Moniza Kakar said police in Sindh launch midnight…

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