Islamabad, March 8 -- The Pakistan government has asked Afghan nationals living in Pakistan to leave the country by March 31, ARY News reported.

According to ARY News, Pakistan's Ministry of Interior has asked Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) holders to leave the country themselves otherwise, they will be deported from April 1,

The Afghan nationals will be deported from April 1st, the ministry said in a statement.

Earlier, reports of Pakistan planning to evict Afghans had emerge,d but this is the first the Interior Ministry has officially confirmed the development, ARY News reported

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