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Pakistani police cracking down on migrants are arresting Afghan women and children, activists claim

By ADIL JAWAD
Associated Press

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani activists say police are arresting Afghan women and children in southern Sindh province as part of a government crackdown on migrants. The policy mostly affects Afghans, who make up the majority of foreigners living in Pakistan, although authorities maintain they are targeting all who are in the country illegally. Police are launching midnight raids on homes and detaining whole families, according to activists. A local government official said he couldn’t comment on raids or deportations because he wasn’t in charge of them.

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