Overview
- Inspector General Abdul Kareem and Home Secretary Dr Ahmad Javed Qazi directed police and district administrations to accelerate evacuations across Punjab.
- Illegal residents are to be transferred to designated holding points with transport, accommodation and food provided under high-alert security.
- Authorities ordered intelligence-led identification using data from Special Branch, the CTD and other agencies to tighten mapping, scanning and screening.
- Strict legal action will target individuals and businesses that shelter, employ or otherwise facilitate undocumented foreigners.
- Police report 32,730 deportations in the past 11 months, including 12,356 men, 6,673 women and 13,700 children; 10,441 had proof of residence, 11,098 held Afghan Citizen Cards and 11,190 were undocumented, with 346 people currently at holding points.