Lahore, Oct 21 (PTI) Pakistan’s Punjab government this month deported around 22,000 Afghan nationals residing in the province illegally besides closing down the last Afghan refugee camp, a Punjab police spokesperson said on Tuesday.

The third-phase of the operation to repatriate illegally residing foreign (Afghan) nationals from Punjab has been launched.

“The government has deported this month about 22,000 Afghans living in the province without legal status," he said in a statement.

The spokesperson said among those deported are 6,000 people with residential proof, 11,000 with Afghan Citizen Cards, and 5,041 found residing in Punjab illegally. Some 423 individuals are currently held at designated holding points.

He said the Punjab government last month had de-notified the last Afghan r

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