—– Adds govt has decided expulsion of all illegal immigrants
—– Clears that removal of illegals are not directed at specific nationality
By Anzal Amin
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to expel all illegal immigrants including Afghans from Pakistan, Interior Minister Sarfaraz Bugti said on Wednesday.
Sarfaraz Bugti in a briefing to the Senate standing committee for interior, said that the government announced about the people illegally staying in the country, but it was misinterpreted.
“We talked about expulsion of the people illegally staying in Pakistan, while the message went that we are only expelling Afghans,” interior minister said.
“The message was not only for Afghans but all people illegally staying in the country,” he explained.
“It is not happened that a person illegally arrives and settles in any country,” federal minister said.
“If a foreign national have refugee card or arrived on visa, is our guest,” he said. “The government also going to expel Iranian Baloch, staying illegally here,” he further said. “We are talking about all people illegally staying in country,” he added.
In an interchange with Agha Rafiullah, federal minister said that he was unaware about the issue of Biharis. “You visit the interior ministry, we will further brief you,” he told the committee’s member.
“We will tell you tomorrow, what is permissible under the law and what the government can do,” he added.
