Pakistan ordered all illegal immigrants, including 1.5 million Afghans, to leave by Nov 1 or be deported
Islamabad has said that Afghan nationals were responsible for more than a dozen suicide bombs this year
KARACHI: Sadiq, an ethnic Hazara, fled Afghanistan last year because he was attacked and beaten by the members of the Taliban regime. Now, the 25-year-old faces expulsion from Pakistan and he fears a return to his home country could amount to a death sentence.
"Going to Kabul would be like going to a graveyard to be buried," he said, recalling how the Taliban stormed his house in the Afghan capital and abducted him to find out the location of other family members who had worked for the previous government.
"I fear they will ... kill me this time for running away. They have their eyes on me," he said.
Earlier this month, Pakistan ordered all illegal immigrants, including more than 1.5 million Afghan nationals, to leave the country by Nov. 1 or be deported.
Sadiq, who lives in the southwestern city of Karachi with his family and who only gave his first name to protect his identity, said he had made no preparations to leave as he could see no future in Afghanistan.
The expulsion plan marks a new low in Pakistan's relations with Kabul and was announced after border clashes between the South Asian neighbours in September.
Islamabad has said that Afghan nationals were responsible for more than a dozen suicide bombs this year and that Islamist militants fighting the...
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