Islamabad, Oct. 27 -- Afghan nationals recently deported from Pakistan have reported a sharp escalation in arbitrary detentions, midnight home raids, and financial extortion in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, following the federal government's enforcement of governor's rule and a state of emergency in the province, TOLO News reported.

Deportees recounted that routine life had become increasingly hostile, with Pakistani police conducting frequent searches of their residences and severely curtailing their freedom of movement. Several returnees noted that detentions on flimsy pretexts had become commonplace, often accompanied by demands for bribes from law enforcement personnel in exchange for release.

Sharing his ordeal, Mohammad Rahman, a returnee, ...