Pakistan orders illegal immigrants, including 1.73 million Afghans, to leave
Islamabad, PakistanReuters Pakistan on Tuesday ordered all illegal immigrants, including 1.73 million Afghan nationals, to leave the country or face expulsion after revealing that 14 of 24 suicide bombings in the country this year were carried out by Afghan nationals. It was not immediately clear how Pakistani authorities could ensure the illegal immigrants leave, or […]
Malaysia’s crackdown on illegal migrants puts trafficking victims in danger, say critics
Thomson Reuters Foundation Malaysia is set to launch a major crackdown on undocumented migrant workers after the end of a scheme on Friday that allowed them to turn themselves in, but critics say human trafficking victims could be wrongly targeted instead. The South-East Asian nation relies heavily on foreign domestic helpers as well as labourers […]