CHAMAN: The process of repatriating Afghan refugees has been significantly accelerated at the Chaman border, with officials ensuring a swift and organized return to Afghanistan.
Deputy Commissioner Habib Ahmad Bangulzai personally reviewed the operations and directed staff to remove any obstacles in the process. Under the new measures, Afghan families are registered by NADRA officials upon arrival at the border and are sent across immediately.
DC Bangulzai reported that the system is now so efficient that no families were left in the border holding camp overnight, with only newly arrived refugees being processed and sent back the following morning.
The administration’s efforts have been acknowledged by the returning refugees, who expressed their gratitude. Local political and social circles in Chaman have also commended the Deputy Commissioner for facilitating the refugees’ return.
According to official figures, a total of 9,882 Afghan refugees holding Proof of Registration (PoR) cards have been sent back to Afghanistan since the operation began on September 3, 2025. The overall number of deportees from Loralai district has now crossed 17,908.
Authorities have reaffirmed that the operation will continue without interruption until all illegal foreigners and Afghan refugees are evacuated from the district, with no concessions or leniency in its implementation.
The repatriation of the Afghan immigrants continues in many districts across Balochistan.
The Deputy Commissioner Quetta Mehrullah Badini has said that according to the directives of the government of Pakistan, the repatriation campaign of the Afghan nationals is continued stepwise and in an organized way.
He further said that we are keeping in view humanitarian compassion, legal codes and the government policy so that no group is troubled.
The Deputy Commissioner has said that the process of repatriation will be accelerated in the future and all the institution on the district level are active.
The facilitation centers have been launched on the border areas.
Dozens of camps have been evacuated on the daily basis in the operations carried out by the district administration.
The Afghan nationals are carrying out the arrangements of selling of their businesses and the properties.
