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IEA calls on Pakistan to stop mistreating Afghan refugees
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has called on Pakistan to stop mistreating Afghan refugees and to uphold international laws pertaining to refugees.
In an announcement on Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that despite efforts by the Afghan embassy in Pakistan to solve the problem, the challenges of Afghan refugees in Pakistan continue.
“To solve the problems, the Foreign Ministry of Afghanistan, the embassy and the consulate of the country in Pakistan have tried together, but unfortunately, despite the requests, this problem has not been resolved,” said Zia Ahmad Takal, the deputy spokesman for the Foreign Ministry.
“The Foreign Ministry has always asked the Pakistani officials through the diplomatic means to respect the rights of Afghan refugees and to prohibit the police of that country from mistreating Afghans living and traveling there and to do good to Afghans as Muslim neighbors.”
According to reports, at least three million Afghan refugees are currently living in Pakistan.
The Pakistani authorities had previously said that the Afghan immigrants were arrested for entering and staying illegally in Pakistan and will be detained until a court has made a ruling.
A number of political experts meanwhile said that the persecution of Afghan immigrants by Pakistani forces is against international laws of migration, insisting the problem must be solved through diplomatic means.
“Pakistan’s behavior towards Afghan nationals is condemnable and the country’s ambassador should be summoned to discuss all aspects of this problem,” said Tariq Farhadi, a political expert.
This comes after reports emerged this week of the arrest of about 1,200 Afghan immigrants, including women and children, by the Pakistani police.
Sources close to Acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani tell Ariana News that the U.S. government has removed bounties on several Islamic Emirate officials.
According to the sources, those no longer on the list include Sirajuddin Haqqani, Abdul Aziz Haqqani, and Yahya Haqqani.
Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, Nooruddin Azizi, and Mohammad Sadiq, Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, met on Saturday to address ongoing trade and transit challenges, stressing the importance of preventing political tensions from impacting economic ties, the ministry said in a statement.
The two officials focused on finalizing the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) and resolving issues related to the Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA), the statement read.
The meeting also discussed the upcoming visit of Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister to Afghanistan and a planned visit by an Islamic Emirate delegation to Pakistan.
The ministry hailed Sadiq’s visit to Kabul as a positive step, with Azizi emphasizing its constructive role in enhancing bilateral trade relations.
Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq met on Saturday and discussed bilateral relations, political and economic cooperation, security and transit, said Zia Ahmad Takal, head of public relations at Foreign Ministry in a statement.
In this meeting, Muttaqi emphasized that obstacles to trade and transit are not in anyone’s interest and that certain issues should not be linked together.
He added that the process of Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan should be carried out gradually and with dignity.
According to the statement, Pakistan’s special representative also acknowledged that ensuring security in Afghanistan benefits both Pakistan and the region.
He committed to introducing measures to facilitate the visa issuance process for Afghan citizens.
Mohammad Sadiq also stated that practical steps will be taken to resolve existing trade and transit challenges.
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