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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.
More than 167,500 Afghans have returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan since April. The majority of returns since April 2025 are Undocumented (72%), followed by ACC holders (22%) and Proof of Registration (PoR) card holders (6%).
April deportation reached 30,224, the highest since September 2023.
In April alone, some 26,746 have been arrested and detained. Most of the arrests and detentions took place in Punjab province, followed by Balochistan.