Sindh Govt forms committees for repatriation of illegal immigrants

• Home Department issued notifications of three committees.
• Provincial Committee will be Addl Chief Secretary Home.
• The committees will collect data of unregistered migrants.

KARACHI: The Sindh government has established provincial , divisional and district level committees to repatriate illegal immigrants.

The Sindh Home Department has issued notifications of three committees for the repatriation of illegal immigrants, according to which the convener of the Provincial Immigrants’ Repatriation Committee will be the Additional Chief Secretary Home.

According to the notification, the convener of the divisional committee will be the commissioners and the convener of the district committee will be the deputy commissioners.

The implementation committee of foreign illegal immigrants will consist of police, core headquarters, IB, NADRA, FIA, ISI, MI and representatives of Afghan refugees.

According to the notification, the committees will collect data on unregistered migrants and will be responsible for taking measures to prevent their deportation and immigration, these committees will also oversee the prevention of foreign residents at provincial borders and urban areas.

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