Afghanistan, Oct. 20 -- Pakistan has demolished over 1,200 homes in a long-standing Afghan refugee settlement in Karachi amid an ongoing nationwide deportation drive targeting undocumented Afghans.
Authorities in Pakistan said Monday that demolition operations targeting Afghan refugee settlements in Karachi have entered their fifth consecutive day, as part of a broader campaign to repatriate undocumented Afghans.
Officials confirmed that more than 1,200 residential and commercial units have so far been demolished in the Manghopir area, once home to thousands of Afghan refugees.
The settlement, established in 1984 and spanning roughly 215 hectares, had long served as a major hub for Afghan migrants who fled conflict in their home country ...