Afghan citizens not resettled by April-end set to be deported

• Tallal Chaudhry rules out any extension in deadline for repatriation of Afghan Citizen Card holders • Minister says blanket relaxation not possible for those awaiting visas, but individual cases can be considered

ISLAMABAD: Thous­ands of Afghan refugees who are awaiting resettlement to Western countries will be deported from Pakistan if their host nations do not relocate them by April 30, a key government minister said on Thursday.

Amid calls for Pakistan to halt the deportation of Afghan nationals...