PESHAWAR: The caretaker chief minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammed Azam Khan has said around 60,000 Afghan nationals have gone back to their homeland via the Torkham border so far.
The repatriation program of foreign nationals illegally living in the province has been finalized, he said, adding that all such foreigners can go back to their homelands voluntarily till the first of next month and the government will extend every possible support to them for this purpose.
Chairing a cabinet meeting here on Thursday, Khan said action against foreigners illegally living in the province would be initiated after November 1 under which repatriation of such persons would be carried out from the designated points in the province.
“Concerned administration will arrange temporary points where food would be provided and women, children and elderly people would be accorded special treatment as per the traditions of the land,” he said and added that currently three temporary centers/spots are being arranged at Peshawar, Haripur and Landi Kotal. Under this temporary arrangement, doctors, medicines and other health facilities would also be extended.
He said a program has also been chalked out for the easy repatriation of those foreign nationals coming from other provinces. The government is hopeful that the entire repatriation process of all such foreigners will be completed amicably and action would be taken against those creating hurdles in the repatriation process. He appealed to the citizens not to provide shelters to foreigners living here without legal cover.
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