Photo: Afghan refugees returning (file image)
Pakistan NewsPakistan says 2.8 million Afghans repatriated as crackdown turns to remaining 1.42 million
Punjab officials say 143,474 Afghans have been repatriated from the province, taking the national total past 2.8 million, as Islamabad prepares an intensified phase targeting the remaining 1.42 million.
Photo: The Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan
Pakistan NewsFresh firing reported at Torkham as Taliban and Pakistani forces clash again, disrupting returns of Afghan migrants
Local sources say Taliban fighters and Pakistani forces exchanged fire at the Torkham border crossing on Sunday after the Taliban tried to set up a checkpoint near the crossing, prompting humanitarian staff to leave the area and halting the return of Afghan migrants.