The Indian government has rejected portions of a report by a UN expert that linked the April 2025 terrorist attack in Pahalgam (Jammu & Kashmir) to the treatment of displaced persons from Myanmar residing in India. During an address to the UN Third Committee, India described the claim that
The Indian government has issued a new exemption under the Immigration and Foreigners (Exemption) Order, 2025. Members of six minority communities—Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians—from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan who entered India on or before 31 December 2024 can stay in the country without valid passports or travel documents. They will
Pakistan will start repatriating over 1.3 million Afghan nationals holding expired Proof of Registration (PoR) cards from September 1, 2025. The move is part of the country’s expanded Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan (IFRP), following the expiry of PoR cards on June 30. These Afghan residents are now considered undocumented under Pakistani law. Voluntary Exit Phase















