RAWALPINDI:Data of foreign nationals is being collected in Rawalpindi Division and an operation to deport illegal foreigners will be launched on November 1, said Commissioner Rawalpindi Division, Liaquat Ali Chatta.
The Commissioner along with Regional Police Officer (RPO), Rawalpindi Syed Khurram Ali here on Tuesday chaired the 3rd meeting of the Joint Implementation Committee at the Commissioner’s Office.
The data of foreign nationals residing across the division is being compiled, the Commissioner said. The deadline given by the government is ending, so regular action would be launched from November 1, he added.
He directed the Deputy Commissioners and District Police Officers of the four districts of the division to submit their final lists to the Commissioner’s office as soon as possible.
A specific place should also be identified to gather the foreigners at one place, Chatta said. According to the data collected so far, the number of illegal residents across the division is around 24,018, he informed.
He said 10,000 illegal foreign nationals were identified in Attock district, 1200 in Chakwal, 818 in Jhelum and 12,000 in Rawalpindi district.
He informed that before the grand operation, a comprehensive awareness campaign was started by the administration.
The RPO on the occasion said that illegal foreign nationals across the division must go back on their own to avoid a massive crackdown. No illegal foreigner would be allowed to stay in the division, he added.
Illegally residing foreigners have no option but to leave Pakistan till October 31, the RPO said.