Afghanistan: Pakistan’s Deputy PM visit Kabul amid refugees Crisis

New Delhi: Amid Pakistan’s ongoing crackdown to force the Afghan refugees return home, its Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, flew to Kabul on Saturday to repair the damaged ties, the media reported.
Dar, who is also the Foreign Minister, would hold talks with his Afghan counterpart Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi.
According to the Foreign Office, Dar would also call on Acting Prime Minister Mullah Hassan Akhund and meet Acting Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.
The main agenda of this meeting is to bring the frayed relations of the two countries on track and cure the major problem of the Afghan refugees.
As of July 2024, around 44,000 Afghans relocated to 16 countries, including the US, Germany, and Canada.
The illegal immigration of Afghans in Pakistan over the years worsened the situation, with Islamabad saying they could stay in the country only by having a legal visa.
Pakistan Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry on Friday ruled out any extension to the April 30 deadline for relocation of Afghans to third countries, saying that under a one-document system, the Afghans should have a passport stamped with a valid visa, Dawn News reported.

(Subham Singh)