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Human rights lawyer Moniza Kakar, right, speaks during a news conference at Karachi Press Club, in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Kakar said police in Sindh launch midnight raids on people's homes and detain Afghan families, including women and children. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Pakistani police cracking down on migrants are arresting Afghan women and children, activists claim

By Adil Jawad - Associated Press

Police officers try to control immigrants, mostly Afghans, gather to verify their data at a counter of Pakistan's National Database and Registration Authority, in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Pakistan government launched a crackdown on migrants living in the country illegally as a part of the new measure which mainly target all undocumented or unregistered foreigners. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Analysts warn that Pakistan’s anti-migrant crackdown risks radicalizing deported Afghans

By Riazat Butt - Associated Press

Afghan refugees settle in a camp near the Torkham Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Torkham, Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. A huge number of Afghans refugees entered the Torkham border to return home hours before the expiration of a Pakistani government deadline for those who are in the country illegally to leave or face deportation. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Pakistani premier tries to reassure Afghans waiting for visas to U.S. that they won’t be deported

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Immigrants, mostly Afghans, show their ID cards as they wait their turn to verify data at a counter of Pakistan's National Database and Registration Authority, in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Pakistan government launched a crackdown on migrants living in the country illegally as a part of the new measure which mainly target all undocumented or unregistered foreigners. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Media watchdog asks Pakistan not to deport 200 Afghan journalists in undocumented migrant crackdown

By Munir Ahmed and Rahim Faiez - Associated Press

Afghan refugees settle in a camp near the Torkham Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Torkham, Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. A huge number of Afghans refugees entered the Torkham border to return home hours before the expiration of a Pakistani government deadline for those who are in the country illegally to leave or face deportation. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Afghans fleeing Pakistan lack water, food and shelter once they cross the border, aid groups say

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Afghan refugees settle in a camp near the Torkham Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in Torkham, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. A huge number of Afghan refugees entered the Torkham border to return home hours before the expiration of a Pakistani government deadline for those who are in the country illegally to leave or face deportation. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Taliban appeal to Afghan private sector to help those fleeing Pakistan’s mass deportation drive

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Police officers stand guard outside the Adiyala prison, where the special court hearing of Cipher case against Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, is held at the Adiyala prison, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. A Pakistani court on Monday indicted Khan on charges of revealing official secrets after his 2022 ouster from office in another slap to the former prime minister who will likely be unable to run in the upcoming parliamentary elections in late January. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan’s parliament elections delayed till early February as political and economic crises deepen

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Afghans retrieve useful stuff from their damaged mud homes demolished by authorities during a crackdown against an illegal settlement and immigrants, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Dozens of Afghans who were illegally in Pakistan are detained and deported in nationwide sweeps

By Munir Ahmed and Riaz Khan - Associated Press

Afghans wait for transport to depart for their homeland, in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. U.N. agencies have reported a sharp increase in Afghans returning home since Pakistan launched a crackdown on people living in the country illegally. Pakistan earlier this month said it will arrest and deport undocumented or unregistered foreigners after Oct. 31. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Afghans in droves head to border to leave Pakistan ahead of a deadline in anti-migrant crackdown

By Riaz Khan and Abdul Sattar - Associated Press

Members of a social group, Aurat March, hold a signs during a demonstration against the Pakistani government, in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Pakistan says it has recently announced plans to deport all migrants who are in the country illegally, including 1.7 million Afghans, who will be implemented in a "phased and orderly manner." (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Thousands rally in Pakistan against Israel’s bombing in Gaza, chanting anti-American slogans

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Afghanistan's captain Hashimatullah Shahidi celebrates their win against Pakistan during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Chennai, India, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Afghanistan on a high after upsetting England and Pakistan at Cricket World Cup

By Rizwan Ali - Associated Press

Local residents and Afghan nationals chant slogan during a protest rally in the southwestern border town of Chaman, Pakistan, Oct. 26, 2023. U.N. agencies say there has been a sharp increase in Afghans returning home since Pakistan launched a crackdown on migrants who are in the country illegally. The policy targets all undocumented or unregistered foreigners, according to the government. (AP Photo)

Sharp increase in Afghans leaving Pakistan due to illegal migrant crackdown, say U.N. agencies

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Australia's David Warner celebrate scoring a century during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between Australia and Netherlands in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Australia holds nerve to beat New Zealand by 5 runs at Cricket World Cup

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Pakistan's captain Babar Azam tosses the coin at the start of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between South Africa and Pakistan in Chennai, India, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Pakistan wins toss, elects to bat against red-hot South Africa in must-win World Cup game

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Local residents and Afghan nationals chant slogan during a protest rally in the southwestern border town of Chaman, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Tens of thousands of people, including Afghans, rallied in Chaman to denounce the government plan under which they are now required to travel to Afghanistan on visa. Earlier, special permits had been given to the residents to visit Afghanistan. The rallygoers also opposed the crackdown against the Afghans, demanding it should be reversed. (AP Photo/Jafar Khan)

Pakistan sets up deportation centers to hold migrants who are in the country illegally

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Security personnels clear way for Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, center, leaves after appearing in a court in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. A federal court in Pakistan's capital restored the appeals of the country's former Prime Minister Sharif against his 2018 conviction in graft cases, less than a week after this Islamic nation's three-time former premier returned home. (AP Photo/W.K. Yousafzai)

Pakistan’s ex-leader Nawaz Sharif regains right to appeal convictions, opening a path to election

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Pakistan's team coach Mickey Arthur, left facing camera, talks with the team ahead of their ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match against Afghanistan in Chennai, India, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Afghanistan records another upset at World Cup, beats Pakistan by eight wickets

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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves a court in Lahore, Pakistan, on Oct. 8, 2018. Officials say Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has sought protection from arrest from a court days before his planned return to the country. Sharif is expected to return home on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 from the United Arab Emirates, where he's been living in self-imposed exile. He is currently a fugitive from justice. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

Pakistan’s thrice-elected, self-exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returns home ahead of vote

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Afghan refugees hold placards during a gathering in Islamabad, Pakistan, on July 21, 2023. A group of former U.S. diplomats and representatives of resettlement organizations on Wednesday, Oct. 18, asked, in an open letter, Pakistan not to deport thousands of Afghans who have been waiting for U.S. visas under an American program that relocates at-risk Afghan refugees fleeing Taliban rule. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Former U.S. officials ask Pakistan not to deport Afghans seeking relocation to the United States

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves a court in Lahore, Pakistan, on Oct. 8, 2018. Officials say Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has sought protection from arrest from a court days before his planned return to the country. Sharif is expected to return home on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 from the United Arab Emirates, where he's been living in self-imposed exile. He is currently a fugitive from justice. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

Pakistan court grants protection from arrest to ex-leader Nawaz Sharif, allowing his return home

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press