Uzma Bukhari, the Information Minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province, has dismissed reports claiming that the provincial government has introduced cash rewards for individuals who report undocumented Afghan migrants.
Speaking on Wednesday, November 19, Bukhari said that Punjab has only established a reporting mechanism designed to help authorities obtain reliable information.
She emphasized that for the federal government’s Afghan refugee policy to be effective, all provinces must implement it uniformly.
Earlier media reports had claimed that Punjab had launched a sweeping operation against undocumented Afghans and introduced cash incentives for citizens who report Afghan migrants without legal residence documents.
