Afghanistan, Aug. 2 -- Pakistan's Punjab province has detained and deported nearly 140,000 undocumented Afghan migrants as part of a nationwide campaign targeting foreigners without legal residency documents, provincial authorities said.
Punjab's Home Department stated that 139,902 Afghan nationals had been detained and sent back to Afghanistan after completing legal procedures.
The department said 248 Afghan migrants remain in 39 detention centres and are expected to be deported through the Torkham border crossing after their cases are completed.
The deportations are part of Pakistan's wider expulsion campaign against undocumented Afghan migrants, which Islamabad says is necessary to address security concerns and enforce residency laws....