Islamabad, Sept 5, 2025 (AFP) - Pakistan says 'we decide who stays', after UN plea over Afghans

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Pakistan's government on Friday said "we decide who stays", after the United Nations refugee chief urged the country to pause its mass expulsion of Afghans after a major earthquake. Thousands of Afghans who were registered as refugees have surged over the border from Pakistan in recent days, with returns escalating despite a weekend earthquake that killed 2,200 people and flattened entire villages in Afghanistan. It prompted a call by Filippo Gra......

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