By Sudha Ramachandran
February 9, 2017, the CACI Analyst
Pakistan’s government has set March 31 as the deadline for all Afghan refugees living on its soil to leave the country or face deportation. Although it is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention or the 1967 Protocol, Pakistan has been a generous host to Afghan refugees, hosting up to 5 million Afghans at a time. Neither did Pakistan force them in the past to return to Afghanistan. This seems to have changed. For many refugees, returning to Afghanistan will not be a happy homecoming as the security and economic situation in the country remain dire.
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
- South Asia
- Central Asia
- 1951 Refugee Convention
- Pashtun refugees
- UNHCR
- Pakistan ISI
- Taliban militia
- Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan
- Ashraf Ghani
- Human Rights Watch
- International human rights law
- Afghanistan India relationship
- Right to non refoulement