Afghan returnees face police raids, arbitrary detention in Pakistan's KP after emergency: Report

Afghan nationals deported from Pakistan have alleged arbitrary arrests, midnight raids and extortion in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa following the imposition of governor’s rule and a state of emergency by the Shehbaz Sharif government. Returnees said police were demanding bribes for release. Nearly 27,000 Afghan refugees have returned through Torkham in three months, amid resettlement efforts.