According to Afghan refugees in Pakistan, the government of the country has increased the pressure on the refugees, so that many of them have been forced to sell their household goods and businesses at very low prices.
Publish dateMonday 17 March 2025 - 09:07
Story Code : 310363
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): Following the pressure of the Pakistani government to deport Afghan refugees, a number of these people have been forced to sell their household goods and businesses at very low prices. Most of these refugees, who live in the cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, are now facing forced deportation.
According to Amo, Shujauddin, a refugee living in Rawalpindi, lives with his family of six. He says that he was forced to leave the city due to the threat of arrest by the Pakistani police and has put his household goods up for auction at a very low price. He says, “A year ago, I bought this shop at a cost of about 1.8 million rupees and invested, but now I have to sell everything and go to another city. If I don’t go, they will arrest me and deport me to Afghanistan.”
Ikram Ahmadi, another migrant who has been living in Pakistan for five years, speaks of the heavy financial losses caused by the Pakistani government’s decision: “We worked here for years and made a living, but now we have to sell our household items at a very low price. The things I bought for 20,000 rupees cannot be sold even for 10,000.”
Bahara Rufi, another migrant who came to Pakistan from Afghanistan, speaks of the uncertain fate of herself and her family: “When we came from Afghanistan, we sold everything and started a new life here. Now we have to leave everything and go to another place. They tell us that because we are Afghans, we have no right to live in any city.”
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has given Afghan refugees with valid visas and relocation files until the end of March. After that date, Pakistani police will begin detaining and forcibly deporting them from the cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The decision has caused widespread concern among Afghan refugees, many of whom have been living in Pakistan for years and now face an uncertain future.
According to Amo, Shujauddin, a refugee living in Rawalpindi, lives with his family of six. He says that he was forced to leave the city due to the threat of arrest by the Pakistani police and has put his household goods up for auction at a very low price. He says, “A year ago, I bought this shop at a cost of about 1.8 million rupees and invested, but now I have to sell everything and go to another city. If I don’t go, they will arrest me and deport me to Afghanistan.”
Ikram Ahmadi, another migrant who has been living in Pakistan for five years, speaks of the heavy financial losses caused by the Pakistani government’s decision: “We worked here for years and made a living, but now we have to sell our household items at a very low price. The things I bought for 20,000 rupees cannot be sold even for 10,000.”
Bahara Rufi, another migrant who came to Pakistan from Afghanistan, speaks of the uncertain fate of herself and her family: “When we came from Afghanistan, we sold everything and started a new life here. Now we have to leave everything and go to another place. They tell us that because we are Afghans, we have no right to live in any city.”
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has given Afghan refugees with valid visas and relocation files until the end of March. After that date, Pakistani police will begin detaining and forcibly deporting them from the cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The decision has caused widespread concern among Afghan refugees, many of whom have been living in Pakistan for years and now face an uncertain future.
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