Quetta:
Pakistan launched a new call on Friday to Afghans living in Balutchistan to leave the country, triggering thousands to rush to the border, officials said.
“We have received directives from the Department of Home to launch a new conduct to repatriate all Afghans … in a respectful and orderly manner,” Mehar Ullah, a senior government official in Quetta, told AFP.
The province borders Afghanistan and there are important links between the regions.
On Friday, there were “around 4,000 to 5,000 people at the border of shaman” waiting to return, said Habib Bingalzai, a senior government official in Shaman.
