Finally, Pakistan has started implementing single document regime

Finally, Pakistan has started implementing single document regime i.e., passport at the international border with Afghanistan.
What’s important to mention is that the implementation on one document regime at the international border for across the border movement has been started despite lot of pressure exerted on the government by certain groups from within the country.
In this regard, protest is also being lodged by different politico-nationalist groups and parties in the border town Chaman.
Still, the government remained firm and stick to its decision about enforcement of the single document regime that was taken at the Apex Committee chaired by the prime minister last month.
As far the facilitation of the people especially the Afghan immigrants proceeding for their homeland or the across the movement, the passport offices have been made fully functional in the two border districts of Balochistan including Killa Abdullah and Chaman.
This was mentioned by the caretaker Provincial Minister for Information, Jan Achakzai at a presser couple of days back and added that over 1000 tokens had been issued for passports under the new single document regime at the Chaman Passport Office, and approximately 200 of them delivered to the applicants.
Similarly, Kila Abdullah Passport Office isalso issuing passports to the local people and around 150 passports were issued from there too.
Jan Achkzai said despite all pressure the government ensured the implementation of one document regime.
He expressed the government’s resolve that no one would be allowed to cross the border of Pakistan without fulfilling international formalities for entering any country.
Undoubtedly, the credit for implementation of the single document regime went to Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir and Caretaker Balochistan Chief Minister Ali Mardan Domki, as mentioned by Jan Achakzai at the presser.
Now it is crystal clear that Afghan illegal immigrants, who were being repatriated to the country, would be allowed to enter Pakistan after showing their passports. As per the decision, the cross-border movement between Pakistan and Afghanistan would be through legal procedures adopted internationally on borders.
While on the other hand, the process of repatriation of undocumented foreign immigrants is also continued uninterrupted.
Matter of fact remains that the government is continuing its zero-tolerance policy against the illegal immigrants, which speaks high about it’s firm commitment to deport all those staying in the country without valid legal documents including the Proof of Registration (POR) and Afghan Citizenship cards.