Sources in Islamabad report an escalation in the arrest of asylum seekers from Afghanistan by Pakistani police.
Sources confirmed to the Hasht-e Subh Daily that on Sunday, July 27, Pakistani police intensified their crackdown, even conducting searches for asylum seekers while wearing civilian clothes.
According to these sources, the arrests have accelerated, particularly in the F-17 and B-17 sectors of Islamabad.
They further emphasized that the Pakistani government has suspended the extension of visas for asylum seekers for the past month.
Pakistani police had also arrested several asylum seekers in Islamabad on Friday, July 25.
According to a United Nations report, the Taliban detain, torture, and imprison asylum seekers who are deported from Pakistan and Iran.
