More than 1,200 Afghan migrants return from Pakistan

The Ministry of Migration said more than 1,269 Afghan migrants returned home from Pakistan through Spin Boldak in Kandahar on Wednesday.

According to officials in Spin Boldak, this included 116 prisoners who had been released from Karachi prisons. In total, 144 families returned voluntarily.

After registering and presenting the necessary documents for processing, the returnees were referred to the offices of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

A number of returnees were ill and were provided medical assistance.