Pakistan sets Nov 1 as deadline to expel illegal immigrants

ISLAMABAD – Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfaraz Bugti confirmed Tuesday that the government has decided to force out all foreign nationals, including Afghans, illegally residing in the country. 

All those living unlawfully in the country will have to leave Pakistan till November 1, the minister said during a press conference held after a caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar chaired a meeting of the apex committee also attended by the top military officials.