ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s foreign office said on Thursday Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar discussed “regional issues” during a phone call with his German counterpart Johann Wadephul, as the two countries deal with the issue of Afghan refugees stranded in Pakistan. Germany paused its humanitarian relocation program for vulnerable Afghans earlier this year, leaving thousands in limbo. Pakistan, meanwhile, has announced it will continue deportations of Afghan nationals, setting a September 1 deadline for registered refugees to leave.

BERLIN: Dozens of organizations on Monday urged the German government to act “before it’s too late” to help thousands of Afghans threatened with deportation from Pakistan whom…

BERLIN: Germany is set to end its months-long halt on the entry of vulnerable Afghan nationals it had pledged to admit, following mounting legal pressure at home and a deportation…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s foreign office said on Thursday Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar discussed “regional issues” during a phone call with his German…