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Pakistan authorities use Afghan refugees as a 'political football': human rights lawyer / 33ZJ9L2
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'This is an unconstitutional act,' says Karachi-based human rights lawyer Moniza Kakar as hundreds of thousands of Afghans living in Pakistan face detention and deportation, as a government deadline for them to leave sparked a mass exodus. Lawyers and rights groups have accused the Pakistani government of using threats, abuse, and detention to coerce Afghan asylum seekers to leave while Afghans have reported weeks of arbitrary arrests and extortion. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES