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The Government of Pakistan publicly announced on 7 March 2025 the resumption of the “Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan" (IFRP) to include all Afghan Citizenship Card (ACC) holders who should voluntarily return to Afghanistan by 31 March 2025 or face deportation as of 1 April 2025.
Since of 1 April, 44,900 have returned, out of which 14,100 were deported. During the first ten days of April 2025 the deportation rate is higher (31%) than the first ten days of November 2023 (6%) which marked the start of the IFRP phase 1.
In the first five days of April, more arrests and detentions took place (1,655) than in any other month of 2025.