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\u2022 Achakzai says next govt \u2018bound\u2019 to follow policy PESHAWAR\/KARACHI\/ ISLAMABAD: As a UNHCR team postponed its visit to district Khyber due to a purported threat alert, Pakistan announced its plan to deport registered Afghan immigrants as well after the forced repatriation of undocumented immigrants, with Balochistan caretaker minister Jan Achakzai saying the policy was in reaction to militants using Afghanistan as a launching pad to foment terrorism in the country.<\/p>\n On the other hand, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman demanded the formation of a commission to deal with the issue of refugees, saying \u201cunilateral decisions do not serve Pakistan or Afghanistan\u201d.<\/p>\n At a press conference at the Karachi Press Club, the Balochistan caretaker information minister claimed the government would start the same campaign against those living with legal documents in the country in line with the \u201cstate\u2019s decision\u201d.<\/p>\n Though the caretakers lack the authority to make policy decisions, the minister claimed the deportation drive would not come to a halt after the elections due in February next year. \u201cAnd no one should be mistaken. This is the decision of a \u2018sovereign state\u2019 to repatriate all illegal immigrants. So any political government comes to power after the elections, this process would continue. The new government would be bound to follow this policy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The minister claimed terrorists were using the Afghan soil to target \u201cour security forces and that is why we have decided to send illegal immigrants to their home countries\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u2022 UNHCR team postpones visit to Khyber after threat alert
\u2022 Fazl seeks bilateral commission to hammer out Pak-Afghan issues<\/strong><\/p>\n