Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai attacked Pakistan for ‘mistreating’ the Afghan refugees who crossed the border after the Taliban took over the country, according to the reports on Monday.
Karzai expressed his concerns over the mistreatment of the refugees by the Pakistan government. He also urged the Pakistan administration to treat the refugees as per international laws and human rights values. Karzai also asked the United Nations and human rights organisations to monitor the situation and provide the Afghan refugees with better-living conditions.
As per media reports over 1100 Afghan refugees including women and children have been arrested and imprisoned in the Sindh state of Pakistan, Hamid Karzai tweeted.
Khaama Press, citing its monitoring desk, said that thousands of Afghans cross Turkham and Spin Boldak borders daily and most do so without holding valid entry permits and visas.
The Afghan immigrants in Pakistan do not hold any legal status as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has not yet launched the process of registering the immigrants.
One of the main reasons behind the rising number of Afghan immigrants in Pakistan is the political instability and economic crisis in Afghanistan.
Earlier on Sunday, Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s brother, Mahmood Karzai, a key Afghan businessman was detained by the Taliban at the Kabul airport.
The former minister of Urban Development and Land, Mahmood Karzai, has been prohibited from travelling abroad due to legal issues, a spokesman for the Taliban said.
Hamid Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah are the two high-level politicians who remained in Afghanistan even after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan.
Former President Hamid Karzai has been criticizing the Taliban government regarding curbing women’s rights and has been demanding the Taliban form an ‘inclusive’ government.