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.
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    ISLAMABAD, Oct 31 (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 and rights groups protested, asking Pakistan to reconsider.

    “Only two days are left for a voluntary return,” Sarfraz Bugti said in a video statement released on Tuesday.

    Islamabad has said Afghans were involved in 14 suicide attacks this year and has accused militant groups operating in its territory of training fighters over the border.

    Western embassies and the United Nations have urged Pakistan to identify and protect Afghans at risk of persecution at home.

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