Tag: Crackdown

Hong Kong and mainland Chinese authorities have arrested 78 suspects as part of a wider crackdown on illegal immigration into the city.The Immigration Department on Friday said its officers and police arrested 52 suspects in an operation that spanned Tuesday and Wednesday, with authorities raiding more than 60 locations ...

ISLAMABAD: More than 400,000 Afghans returned to their home country following the ongoing crackdown on illegal foreigners in the country, Pakistani authorities said Monday. Zabihullah Mujahid, chief spokesperson of the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan, confirmed the number and told The Associated Press that the majority have been using the ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — An international media watchdog is urging Pakistan not to deport more than 200 Afghan journalists who fled their homeland after the Taliban regained control in August 2021 as U.S and NATO forces withdrew following more than two decades of war. The plea by Reporters Without Borders ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Large numbers of Afghans crammed into trucks and buses in Pakistan on Tuesday, heading to the 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. The deadline is ...

Last week, the Taliban released Matiullah Wesa, who had advocated for girls' rights to an education, after seven months behind bars. It was not yet clear as to why the Taliban released Wesa, and he has not spoken with the media. Attaullah Wesa, Matiullah's brother, told DW that the Taliban had ...

Source link www.rferl.org UN agencies have reported a sharp increase in Afghans returning home since Pakistan launched a crackdown on people living in the country illegally. Source link Copyright (c) 2019. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave ...

South Americans of Palestinian descent tell of life in embattled Gaza, fears for safety in the West Bank SAO PAULO: With large Palestinian communities and historical ties with the Levant, many Latin American countries have been following the Israel-Hamas war with close attention. In nations like Brazil, with as ...

New Delhi, India – Israel’s relentless bombing of the besieged Gaza Strip and killing of nearly 6,000 people – a third of them children – in two weeks has outraged people across the world, triggering mass protests and a call for an immediate ceasefire. However, in India – the ...

#Pakistan News Protesters worldwide – from Washington and London to Istanbul and as far away as Sydney – turned up in their thousands over the weekend to demonstrate against the brutal Israeli crackdown on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. While pro-Palestinian demonstrators have held massive rallies in Muslim-majority countries, ...

Bandipora: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday said that it seized a vehicle aalued at over 20 lakhs by issuing a confiscation order under Section 68F in a case registered against him under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. A police spokesperson said that the Police has ...