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Hundreds of thousands of Afghans living illegally in Pakistan have been given until November 1 to leave voluntarily or face deportation, the interior minister said Tuesday, a crackdown Kabul's embassy in Islamabad called "harassment".
The order comes as Pakistan grapples with a rise in attacks the government blames on terrorists operating from Afghanistan, a charge Kabul routinely denies.
Around 1.3 million Afghans are registered refugees in Pakistan and 880,000 more have legal status to remain, according to the latest United Nations figures.
“ The Pakistani side should reconsider its plan. Afghan refugees are not involved in Pakistan's security problems. As long as they leave Pakistan voluntarily, that country should tolerate them,
Zabiullah Mujahid,
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