Neither they have come on a visa, nor they have any legal documents,” Kakar told reporters after the meeting. According to the UNHCR, more than 4.4 million Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland since 2002 under a UNHCR-assisted voluntary repatriation program, but around 1.4 million still live in refugee camps, villages and urban centers across Pakistan. But a senior diplomat from Afghanistan and a human rights activist said that many of those apprehended possessed valid documents. “And an illegal industry of currency, our crackdown on that will be very consistent and this message should be conveyed repeatedly,” he said. The hikes came as part of the conditions agreed with the IMF for the $3 billion bailout deal.
