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ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was told on Friday that about five million illegal immigrants were residing in different parts of the country due to local and regional disturbances.

In a written statement, the Ministry of Interior told the NA that out of the five million illegal immigrants, approximately two million were Bangladeshis, 2.5 million were Afghans, and 0.5 million other nationals, including Africans, Iranians, Iraqis and Myanmarese, who had been living in the country for more than three decades.

The main reasons for these illegal immigrants was said to be partition of Pakistan in 1971, Cold War in Afghanistan in 1980’s, poor law and order situation in Iraq, and the availability of safe havens in Pakistan. The Interior Ministry said that the friendly policies and international obligations of Pakistan to accommodate Afghan refugees was another reason for illegal immigrants in the country.

The NA was told that the government had taken a number of measures to discourage the inflow of illegal immigrants, including establishment of Anti-Trafficking Units at provincial police headquarters for combating internal human trafficking. For reducing illegal foreigner inflow the government has replaced Personal Identification Secure Comparison Evaluation System (PISCES) with Integrated Border Management System (IBMS) having biometric facility.

The Upper House was informed that the Interior Ministry has blacklisted traffickers, introduced Machine Readable Passports (MRP), established an immigration check-post at zero point-250 in Balochistan. The government has also promulgated Prevention and Control of Human Trafficking Ordinance (PACHTO) 2002.

Due to such efforts, Pakistan has been upgraded from Tier-II Watch List to Tier-II in the annual Trafficking in Person Report (TIP) 2010, published by the State Department of the United States. This year Pakistan maintained its Tier-II status.

The NA was told that to further strengthen the immigration system, particulars of all passengers with multiple passports and multiple CNICs are placed on the “Stop Person’s List” in PISCES, which is installed at Exit and Entry checkposts of the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) at airports.

This helps in detaining illegal immigrants, who are then handed over to the FIA and Anti-Human Trafficking Circles (AHTC) for legal action in accordance with the relevant laws.

The Interior Ministry said that 9,590 cases of multiples passports had been blocked in the system and legal action was underway.

The ministry said that the government had given general amnesty to such persons to surrender their multiple CNICs and passports voluntarily. However, 3,110 applications had been received for cancellation of one extra passport, out of which 1,720 passports had been cancelled, while 1,390 cases were pending for want of verification by security agencies or deposit of requisite fee.

Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
 
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was told on Friday that about five million illegal immigrants were residing in different parts of the country due to local and regional disturbances.

In a written statement, the Ministry of Interior told the NA that out of the five million illegal immigrants, approximately two million were Bangladeshis, 2.5 million were Afghans, and 0.5 million other nationals, including Africans, Iranians, Iraqis and Myanmarese, who had been living in the country for more than three decades.

The main reasons for these illegal immigrants was said to be partition of Pakistan in 1971, Cold War in Afghanistan in 1980’s, poor law and order situation in Iraq, and the availability of safe havens in Pakistan. The Interior Ministry said that the friendly policies and international obligations of Pakistan to accommodate Afghan refugees was another reason for illegal immigrants in the country.

The NA was told that the government had taken a number of measures to discourage the inflow of illegal immigrants, including establishment of Anti-Trafficking Units at provincial police headquarters for combating internal human trafficking. For reducing illegal foreigner inflow the government has replaced Personal Identification Secure Comparison Evaluation System (PISCES) with Integrated Border Management System (IBMS) having biometric facility.

The Upper House was informed that the Interior Ministry has blacklisted traffickers, introduced Machine Readable Passports (MRP), established an immigration check-post at zero point-250 in Balochistan. The government has also promulgated Prevention and Control of Human Trafficking Ordinance (PACHTO) 2002.

Due to such efforts, Pakistan has been upgraded from Tier-II Watch List to Tier-II in the annual Trafficking in Person Report (TIP) 2010, published by the State Department of the United States. This year Pakistan maintained its Tier-II status.

The NA was told that to further strengthen the immigration system, particulars of all passengers with multiple passports and multiple CNICs are placed on the “Stop Person’s List” in PISCES, which is installed at Exit and Entry checkposts of the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) at airports.

This helps in detaining illegal immigrants, who are then handed over to the FIA and Anti-Human Trafficking Circles (AHTC) for legal action in accordance with the relevant laws.

The Interior Ministry said that 9,590 cases of multiples passports had been blocked in the system and legal action was underway.

The ministry said that the government had given general amnesty to such persons to surrender their multiple CNICs and passports voluntarily. However, 3,110 applications had been received for cancellation of one extra passport, out of which 1,720 passports had been cancelled, while 1,390 cases were pending for want of verification by security agencies or deposit of requisite fee.

Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan

Im not so sure about that. I mean both our countries are almost equal in terms of economy, its not economically viable for bangladeshis to cross into india, travel 2000km across india, cross into pakistan and end up in the same economic situations.

If they are bengalis or desendents living there before 1971 and were loyal to pakistan, they should be considered pakistanis rite?
 
If they are residing illegally they should be deported to their country of origin, UNLESS they are highly educated and can demonstrate and contribute professional skill and or service to Pakistan.


Though that raises the question if there highly educated, how did they manage to attend Pakistani Universities considering they are undocumented. It's possible they may be educated from their country of origin, so either way if they can fit the criteria.
 
If they are residing illegally they should be deported to their country of origin, UNLESS they are highly educated and can demonstrate and contribute professional skill and or service to Pakistan.


Though that raises the question if there highly educated, how did they manage to attend Pakistani Universities considering they are undocumented. It's possible they may be educated from their country of origin, so either way if they can fit the criteria.

I think pakistan should also keep illegals who have a fair size(hires 10 people) or large businesses(very rare). They should also keep people who have different/unique skills, for example even though singapore is a tech based economy, they also hire carpet weavers from egypt.
 
Im not so sure about that. I mean both our countries are almost equal in terms of economy, its not economically viable for bangladeshis to cross into india, travel 2000km across india, cross into pakistan and end up in the same economic situations.

If they are bengalis or desendents living there before 1971 and were loyal to pakistan, they should be considered pakistanis rite?

this is a flat lie, as ministry of interior doesnot want to blow the issue so they dumped it as Bangladeshis... otherwise everyone knows its all Afghans !!
 
According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

“After 1971, when Bangladesh was created, a lot of Bengalis left [Pakistan] for the new country [Bangladesh] but came back again in the 80s due to better opportunities, and many of them managed to get the Pakistani NICs.”

Rights groups say there are around three million Bengalis in Pakistan (a small, but significant proportion of Pakistan’s estimated 172 million population) most of whom live in Karachi, and they are the poorest segment of Pakistani society. Some are hindered by their status as aliens in the country, but many others who hold official documentation still face marginalization when it comes to public services.

IRIN Asia | PAKISTAN: Unofficial healthcare discrimination against Bengalis | Pakistan | Health & Nutrition | Human Rights
 
No way. Deport all illegal immigrants. How did you expect them they will not do any Illegal activity in Pakistan?? By the way, they entered illegally..
 

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