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KARACHI: Special flights will be commenced from Islamabad this week to relocate nearly 3,000 Afghan refugees to the United Kingdom.

These Afghan refugees had aided coalition forces in Kabul and fled to Pakistan after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.

According to the British newspaper, The Independent, around 3,000 Afghans promised asylum in Britain after assisting coalition troops were left stranded in Islamabad hotels.

Over 59,000 ‘illegal refugees’ repatriated to Afghanistan

The UK had halted charter flights and required UK housing for them prior to travel, while hundreds more await relocation from Iran.

Meanwhile, sources said the policy reversal came after Pakistan’s November 1 deadline for undocumented Afghans to leave or face deportation. This prompted the UK to urgently commit to airlifting all eligible Afghan refugees from Pakistan before resolving their accommodation, they maintained.

Sources said that talks between a British High Commission delegation and Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) officials were held to discuss arrangements for special flights to relocate Afghan refugees who supported coalition forces against the Taliban.

They said that these special flight operations would commence from Islamabad this week and continue until December 2023. When contacted, PCAA spokesman confirmed that the talks between a British High Commission delegation and the PCAA officials were held to transport these stranded Afghans to the UK.

He said that the PCAA team was led by Air Commodore Shahid Kadir (retd), while the UK delegation was headed by Political Consul Zoe Ware and added that both sides coordinated smooth flight operations to Britain. Furthermore, he said that the British High Commission thanked the PCAA’s support in this humanitarian effort.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2023

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Usman Oct 25, 2023 08:51am
Can they take the remaining Afghans also to UK USA and pass on some to India as well.
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Ali Asghar Oct 25, 2023 11:41am
Why don't their so-called well wishers India accommodate all of them instead of accusing Pakistan for the announcement of closure of Afghan chapter in our country? Instead of crying, they should take practical step for their "brothers" betterment.
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RAFI ULLAH Oct 25, 2023 07:36pm
I student AFC
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Irfan Ullah Oct 25, 2023 09:36pm
Can they take the remaining afghans also to UK USA. I am afghan refugee
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Anayat khan Oct 25, 2023 09:40pm
Can they take the remaining Afghans also to UK USA and pass on some to India as well.
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Anayat khan Oct 25, 2023 09:45pm
Can they take the remaining afghans also to UK USA. I am afghan refugee
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FazalRahman Oct 25, 2023 11:42pm
Can they take the remaining Afghans also to UK USA and pass on some to India as well.
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Lal Muhammad Oct 26, 2023 12:32am
I am going to uk
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Lal Muhammad Oct 26, 2023 12:33am
I am Afghan I am going to uk
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sharkhan Oct 26, 2023 04:53am
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Amir jan Oct 26, 2023 09:40am
I am going
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I want to quick special flights go to UK Oct 26, 2023 10:51am
I want to quickly go to UK in special flights
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Yousaf Ahmadzai Oct 26, 2023 12:26pm
II am in great danger from the Taliban in Afghanistan, right now I am in Pakistan, now the government of Pakistan is also telling us to leave here, I want to take us to London as soon as possible.
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Uk visa
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I want to travel to uk
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I am in pakistan
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my husband is from Afghanistan n ci8,
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dilagha Omari Oct 28, 2023 03:51am
Hello dear sir madam I am work with British army in London and my family still live in Afghanistan and their life is endangered I need some help please thank you
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