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Pakistan to start expelling undocumented immigrants on Thursday -minister

31 Oct 2023

By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan will start rounding up and expelling undocumented immigrants, including hundreds of thousands of people from neighbouring Afghanistan, on Thursday, the caretaker government’s interior minister said. Islamabad announced the plan earlier this month, saying Afghan nationals had been behind attacks, smuggling and other crimes in its territory. Kabul dismissed the accusations …

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Afghans return to Taliban rule as Pakistan moves to expel 1.7 million

31 Oct 2023

By Ariba Shahid KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – As the clock ticked down to the Nov. 1 deadline Pakistan set for undocumented migrants to leave the country, Muhammad Rahim boarded a bus from Karachi to the Afghan border. “We’d live here our whole life if they didn’t send us back,” said the 35-year-old Afghan national, who …

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Pakistan urged to identify, protect thousands of at-risk Afghans -sources

31 Oct 2023

By Charlotte Greenfield ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Western embassies and the United Nations are urging Pakistan to incorporate into its plan to deport hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants a way to identify and protect Afghans who face the risk of persecution at home, officials told Reuters. Pakistan has set Nov.1 for the start of the expulsions, …

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Factbox-Pakistan’s plan to expel over 1 million Afghans living in the country illegally

31 Oct 2023

KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan set a Nov. 1 deadline for all foreigners without legal documents, including more than a million Afghans, to leave the country or face forcible expulsion. Here are key facts about Islamabad’s plan to deport hundreds of thousands back to its western neighbour Afghanistan: – Pakistan announced the Wednesday deadline on …

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Man, 86, arrested after two women held hostage in Japan post office -media

31 Oct 2023

TOKYO (Reuters) -An 86-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of taking two women hostage at a post office near Tokyo on Tuesday, media reported. Earlier, authorities said a man who appeared to be armed had taken the women in the city of Warabi, north of the capital, during the afternoon. Police stormed the building after …

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Two South Korean police officers stabbed outside presidential compound

31 Oct 2023

By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean authorities on Tuesday detained a man after two police officers were stabbed outside a compound housing the presidential office in the capital, Seoul, city police said. One officer was stabbed in the stomach and the other in the left arm at 1:20 p.m. (0420 GMT) after the …

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Thailand to waive visas for Taiwan and India to boost tourism

31 Oct 2023

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand will waive visa requirements for arrivals from India and Taiwan from next month to May 2024, a government official said on Tuesday, in a bid to draw in more tourists as high season approaches. Thailand in September scrapped visa requirements for Chinese tourists, the country’s top pre-pandemic tourism market with 11 …

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Indonesia says arrests militants suspected of plotting to disrupt election

31 Oct 2023

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s counter-terrorism unit has arrested 59 suspected militants including some loyalists of the Islamic State-inspired Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) suspected of planning to disrupt an upcoming election, a unit spokesperson said on Tuesday. Nineteen of those arrested were from the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) network, which has ties to al Qaeda, while 40 …

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Philippines says its vessel did not illegally enter any space under Chinese sovereignty

31 Oct 2023

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines National Security Adviser on Tuesday said Manila’s vessel did not illegally enter any space under Chinese sovereignty and called on China to stop “its aggressive action in Philippine waters”. The remarks came after the Chinese military on Monday said in a rare warning that a Philippine military ship “illegally entered” …

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China to cremate ‘outstanding’ leader Li Keqiang on Thursday

31 Oct 2023

BEIJING (Reuters) – China will cremate the remains of former Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday, when flags will fly at half mast across the country in mourning for an “outstanding” leader, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Li, a former economist and pro-reform leader who served as the premier for 10 years before retiring in …

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