Afghan card holders asked to go back by 31st

According to press release all illegal foreigners and ACC holders have been advised to leave

By Our Correspondent
March 08, 2025
Afghan refugees arrive in trucks and cars to cross the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman on October 31, 2023. — AFP
Afghan refugees arrive in trucks and cars to cross the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman on October 31, 2023. — AFP

LAHORE: The Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Program (IFRP) is being implemented since November 1, 2023. In continuation to the government decision to repatriate all illegal foreigners, the national leadership has now decided to also repatriate Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) holders.

According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Interior, all illegal foreigners and ACC holders have been advised to leave the country voluntarily before March 31; thereafter, deportation will commence wef April 1.