Illegal migrants brace for action as deadline ends
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00:00 Many people are happy when the month starts.
00:03 They are happy that the new month will start and they will get money.
00:06 In the sense, they will get salary.
00:08 So, these people are waiting anxiously.
00:10 They have been waiting for the last 10 days of the month.
00:12 But, today's date is more important than that.
00:16 I have said this in a journal.
00:18 This deadline is coming to an end today.
00:20 Especially, the immigrants who are living in Pakistan
00:24 or people from other countries who are living here illegally.
00:29 They were told to show their documents
00:34 or go back to their countries.
00:36 So, the deadline is coming to an end today.
00:38 After 31st October, the immigrants who are living here illegally
00:42 will not only be deported,
00:44 but their property will also be seized.
00:46 And the process of deportation has been decided.
00:50 And a plan has been made for all the citizens
00:55 to know how they can go back to their countries.
00:57 The Minister of Immigration, Mr. Faraz Bugti has warned
01:00 that the people who are living here illegally,
01:04 if they stay here after 31st October,
01:08 then action will be taken.
01:10 Absolutely. It has been told.
01:11 Basically, they say that respect the passport.
01:16 And respect the visa process.
01:18 -So, whoever it is... -Respect the law.
01:20 ...the passport holder of Pakistan, genuinely.
01:23 Not like Nadra...
01:25 You must know that she got the CNIC from Milibhagat.
01:29 She also got the passports made.
01:31 So, they will be cancelled.
01:33 This has also been told.
01:34 Another factor is that
01:38 people used to come here and there without a visa process.
01:41 So, that impression will be removed.
01:44 In fact, action will be taken.
01:46 So, this is a very good decision.
01:48 And obviously, if you live in your country legally,
01:52 it is better.
01:53 If you want to come to Pakistan, you must get a visa.
01:57 And we think that Pakistan is the brother country of Afghanistan.
02:01 But we get different vibes from there.
02:04 Different vibes.
02:05 Secondly, every country has its own resources.
02:09 And Pakistan has a large population.
02:12 So, when people come here...
02:14 Because we have been hosting these refugees
02:17 or these citizens who have come illegally
02:21 for four decades.
02:23 So, it's a long time.
02:24 Obviously, we also have to think about our economy.
02:28 Let me tell you, because today is the last day.
02:32 What is the situation at the border of Chaman?
02:34 There is a rush.
02:36 Thousands of people are going back to Afghanistan.
02:38 And they are already there.
02:40 So, Akhtar Gulfam will give us the latest updates.
02:44 Akhtar, tell us what is happening there
02:47 and how many people are there?
02:51 The deadline for the return of the illegal immigrants
02:55 is today.
02:56 The district administration has decided to start an operation
03:00 against the illegal immigrants.
03:06 The district administration has also announced
03:09 a mosque in this regard.
03:12 In Chaman, three places have been allocated
03:17 for the illegal immigrants.
03:18 Bois Degree College, Shaheed Jamal Abdul Nasir Football Stadium
03:22 and Bypass Living Center.
03:24 There is also an old age center and a shelter house.
03:27 The illegal immigrants were allowed to stay in the camp shelter house
03:30 on the night of the pilgrimage.
03:32 More than 1000 Afghan martyrs were given food
03:37 and blankets and blankets
03:39 so that they could spend the night peacefully.
03:42 There are also better arrangements for them at the border.
03:46 Not only have shelters been built for the Chaman Scouts,
03:51 but also water, food and drinks have been provided for them.
03:55 I am at the Chaman Pak Afghan Border.
03:59 As you can see behind me,
04:01 the illegal Afghan citizens who are living in Pakistan
04:06 have reached Bab-e-Dusti voluntarily.
04:09 In the form of bags, about 1000 bags,
04:13 the Afghan citizens are taken to the biometric camp
04:18 at the Sharmat Naqah, which is established at Bab-e-Dusti.
04:23 After biometric check,
04:27 they are given the Afghan residence at the Pak Afghan Border.
04:34 This is a matter of its own, that thousands of people are present there.
04:37 But in the millions of people who are currently living in Pakistan,
04:43 they will be sent back to their country.
04:46 If they are ready to go, it will be a natural process.
04:52 Otherwise, in the other case...
04:54 They have been given ample time.
04:55 Yes, they have been given ample time.
04:57 Because many people have bought property and other things in Pakistan.
05:04 They have started their own businesses.
05:05 And they are very active.
05:07 If we talk about the Turkham Border,
05:10 there is the Chaman Border and the Turkham Border.
05:13 We can see that they are going back voluntarily.
05:16 Rauf Afridi, our representative, will tell us more about this.
05:20 I am currently at the area of Landi Kotal
05:26 where a camp has been established for Afghan immigrants living in Pakistan.
05:32 People who want to go back to Afghanistan
05:38 are being sent back here.
05:40 The government of Pakistan has sent 12 vans with the help of NADRA.
05:48 They are collecting their data and sending them back.
05:52 And this is the first time in 40 years
05:56 that so many Afghan immigrants are going back to their country.
06:02 Our reporters were telling us about the situation there.
06:07 But what do the numbers say?
06:09 Because the deadline is about to end.
06:11 And action will be taken on this from tomorrow.
06:14 We have with us the Minister of Interior,
06:17 Brigadier Retired Haris Nawaz.
06:19 Thank you very much, Haris Nawaz.
06:20 Obviously, they have been given ample time.
06:22 They have been repeatedly announced
06:24 that if you have documents, show them.
06:28 But those who want to go, can go.
06:30 And then action will be taken.
06:31 Now, can you tell us the numbers for today?
06:34 How many people have gone?
06:36 How many are still here?
06:38 Sir, actually, there are very few people who have gone voluntarily.
06:42 There are around, I would say, about 4,000 who have gone.
06:47 But now we have made a very elaborate arrangement for them.
06:51 Because we have made a proper arrangement for them in the Hajji camp.
06:55 We have made a retaining centre, a base camp.
06:58 All the people who will be arrested from Karachi,
07:01 will be brought here.
07:02 We will place them there as soon as they come.
07:06 And our attempt is to keep no one here for more than two or three days.
07:11 Because we will have 300 to 400 people here.
07:15 We have to arrange special trains for them immediately.
07:18 Earlier, it was a by-road plan.
07:19 But now, we saw very good trains in Narkhand.
07:22 We spoke to the Secretary of Railways and got the trains.
07:24 He will take them to Chaman Border directly.
07:27 There will be no need to stop anywhere on the way.
07:29 We will have to make some small changes to the trains.
07:33 We will have to make some administrative arrangements for them.
07:36 Otherwise, there will be bathrooms on the way,
07:39 food will be arranged, security will be there.
07:42 It will be easy in every way.
07:44 One thing is that, what is the cooperation of the Afghan government in this?
07:48 That is a very important factor.
07:50 And the second thing is, the digital media management,
07:55 or the way it is portrayed,
07:58 the image that is being built,
07:59 that there is a lot of oppression against them,
08:01 and they are being sent back.
08:03 So, don't you think we should play an active role in this?
08:06 And should we highlight what we have done for them over the past decades?
08:11 I think, the number of guests and hospitality in Pakistan,
08:15 is not the same anywhere in the world.
08:17 Even now, you are creating a myth in front of me,
08:20 that 1.4 million Afghan refugees,
08:24 who are United Nations High Commissioner Refugee Registers,
08:27 they will remain our guests.
08:28 We are not doing anything to them.
08:31 Along with them, we are not doing anything to the people in Nadra,
08:33 who are around 70,000 people.
08:37 They have valid documents,
08:39 they will remain our guests.
08:41 We are not going to accept them at all.
08:42 We will host them the same way.
08:44 And the rest of the people,
08:46 who are only going to those people in Phase 1,
08:50 who have no travel documents,
08:52 who have no visa,
08:56 who have no ID,
08:59 who have no Afghan Residence Cards,
09:01 who have no other cards,
09:03 Nadra Cards, or Jai Chali Cards,
09:06 we will remove them.
09:08 And we have made a control headquarters for them,
09:10 where we will check the documents,
09:14 and then we will host them.
09:15 Mr. Haji Sahab, you said that you have told us 4,000 numbers,
09:19 who have gone.
09:20 But tell us, the cases in Sindh and Karachi,
09:23 how many people stayed here,
09:25 what were the numbers, what were your estimates?
09:27 And did these 4,000 people go from here,
09:29 or are you telling us the overall situation?
09:31 No, no, they have gone from Sindh,
09:34 in fact, they have gone from Karachi.
09:36 And they have not gone yet,
09:37 but they have gone throughout the year,
09:39 from January,
09:40 and now, they have gone in total,
09:42 which is a very small number.
09:45 But we have announced it in the mosque,
09:47 we have announced it locally,
09:49 we have told the people there,
09:50 in Israel, our special counter-terrorism department,
09:53 the special branch,
09:55 has taken a complete look at them,
09:57 they have taken the details,
09:58 where they are located,
09:59 how many people are there,
10:00 in which city, how many people are there,
10:02 we have taken everything and announced it.
10:05 If you want to know the estimated numbers,
10:07 because obviously, if you want to do an investigation,
10:09 then it is very important to know the numbers.
10:11 How many people are there in Sindh, Mr. Afan?
10:13 But in total, in Sindh,
10:14 there are about 170,000 people,
10:17 who are spread all over Pakistan.
10:20 In Karachi, their number is about 100,000.
10:23 And we have made all the arrangements for them,
10:26 and we are trying to send them to their country,
10:29 with a lot of respect.
10:30 So, out of 100,000,
10:32 4000 are a very small number.
10:34 Yes, exactly, this is the gigantic task,
10:37 and we have placed them in all the districts,
10:39 SPs, DCs, NADRA,
10:42 special branch,
10:43 we have placed them in training,
10:45 or in the control headquarters,
10:46 and we will send them to their country.
10:49 And there is another factor in this,
10:51 Mr. Haris Nawaz,
10:52 that over the past years,
10:54 the illegal ones,
10:55 especially,
10:56 one is that the Shailo,
10:57 who stayed there,
10:59 that is fine,
11:00 but those who have their roots here,
11:03 whose properties are here,
11:04 whose relationships are here,
11:06 those who have married here,
11:07 those who have,
11:08 sometimes we have seen this,
11:09 the identification cards were made for Pakistan,
11:12 how will they be removed from here?
11:15 Look, no matter how long they have been here,
11:19 we have treated them very well,
11:21 we have travelled a lot,
11:23 and I would say that there are Indians,
11:26 who are fishermen,
11:27 we have them too,
11:28 we will send them on the train,
11:31 we will send them to their country,
11:33 there are Bangladeshis,
11:35 who will have to go abroad,
11:37 we are in contact with their consul general,
11:39 we have also contacted the Afghan consul general,
11:41 we have told them that this is the problem,
11:43 we have given them a lot of hospitality,
11:45 but they will have to stay in Pakistan,
11:48 in their country,
11:49 in other countries,
11:51 believe me,
11:51 they have been given two to three days,
11:53 where people had to leave everything,
11:56 we gave them another month,
11:58 and we have still said that they can go abroad,
12:00 and take their belongings with them,
12:02 but if they don't want to go,
12:04 they want it,
12:05 then we have given a warning,
12:06 that the people who have kept them in their homes,
12:08 illegally,
12:09 they will have to be made to do it according to the law,
12:11 this is very important,
12:13 those who have valid documents,
12:15 or any documents,
12:16 they will be made to do it in phase 2,
12:18 first we will try,
12:19 that all those people,
12:21 who have no documents,
12:24 they have to be deported,
12:26 I think Pakistan cannot tolerate this,
12:29 economically we have tolerated it,
12:31 and what will happen after that.
12:33 Okay,
12:35 thank you so much,
12:36 Brigadier General Haris Nawaz,
12:37 who is the Minister of Interior of Sindh,
12:39 he was telling us the situation,
12:41 in Sindh and Karachi,
12:43 he said that,
12:45 4000 people who have come illegally,
12:48 from the city and other countries,
12:50 have been deported,
12:52 and over the one period of time,