Pakistan orders nationwide arrest of undocumented Afghan nationals from July 10 under IFRP

Direct fact

In June 2026, Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior ordered a nationwide crackdown under the Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan (IFRP), directing authorities to arrest Afghan citizens staying without valid visas from July 10 and to send daily reports from July 11.

Key specifics

• July 10, 2026 was fixed as the start date for arrests of Afghan citizens without valid visas.
• The policy is being enforced under the Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan (IFRP).
• Chief secretaries and IGPs of all 4 provinces, plus the Islamabad administration, were instructed to implement the order.
• Daily reports on arrests and enforcement actions must be submitted from July 11 onwards.
• The ministry described the operation as a “top priority” in its official notification dated June 28, 2026.

Exam lens

Question type: International current affairs and policy match-the-following; key facts: Pakistan, Ministry of Interior, IFRP, July 10, 2026, July 11 reporting. TNPSC may ask which country issued a repatriation order and the start date.