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ISLAMABAD: The Of\u00ad\u00adfice of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called on the Pakistani government to \u201csuspend forcible returns<\/a> of Afghan nationals before it is too late to avoid a human rights catastrophe\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cWe call on them to continue providing protection to those in need and ensure that any fut\u00adure returns are safe, dignified and voluntary, and fully consistent with int\u00adernational law,\u201d OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Sha\u00ad\u00admdasani said in a sta\u00adtement<\/a> from Geneva on Friday.<\/p>\n \u201cWe believe many of those facing deportation will be at grave risk of human rights violations if returned to Afghanistan, including arbitrary arrest and detention, torture, cruel and other inhuman treatment, spokesperson said.<\/p>\n She said, \u201cWe are extremely alarmed by Pakistan\u2019s announcement that it plans to deport \u2018undocumented\u2019 foreign nationals remaining in the country after Nov 1, a measure that will disproportionately imp\u00adact more than 1.4 million undocumented Afghans who remain in Pakistan.\u201d<\/p>\n