Abuse of Afghan identity; Pakistani citizens have benefited from benefits reserved for Afghans

Abuse of Afghan identity; Pakistani citizens have benefited from benefits reserved for Afghans

Reports indicate that a large number of Pakistani citizens have used Afghan identities and documents to escape from Afghanistan in recent years.

Financial assistance and benefits allocated to Afghan refugees and families in Pakistan have benefited.

The issuance of Afghan identity documents to Pakistani citizens has recently become a controversial issue in the country's courts.

Sana Gulzar, a Pakistani lawyer, says that thousands of Pakistani citizens have succeeded in obtaining Afghan documents and identity cards by paying money and using the family information of Afghans.

He told Afghanistan International that some

Individuals have been able to register as Afghan citizens in Pakistani systems by entering their names into the family tree of Afghan citizens.

According to Gulzar, some of these people have Afghan Citizenship Cards (ACC), Proof of Identity cards

They have received Proof of Registration (PoR) and other documents related to Afghan identity and have benefited from UN assistance intended for Afghan families for years.

These statements are made while the method of issuing

And the verification of these documents, as well as the role of Pakistani institutions in the process of registering individuals' identities, has raised questions about the extent of this process and the oversight of the issuance of Afghan documents in Pakistan.