Spokesman Report
KARACHI, July 01, 2026 – Mian Zahid Hussain, President PBIF & AKIA, Chairman NBG, Chairman FPCCI Policy Advisory Board and former IT Minister, has condemned the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar attack on Sindh Rangers in Karachi that killed three personnel. He called the July 10 decision to arrest Afghan nationals without valid visas a necessary step for national security, rule of law, economic stability, and state authority.
Hussain noted Pakistan hosted Afghan refugees for four decades with generosity, but no country can permit indefinite stay without visas, registration, and accountability. He said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is leading Pakistan from stability toward growth, while Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir’s role is critical for security and border control. Civil-military coordination, he added, is boosting law and order and investor confidence.
He stressed that documented Afghans — workers, students, businessmen, and registered refugees — must not be harassed. Those without legal status should face action under law without discrimination, calling the policy fair and in the national interest.
The Rangers attack, he said, shows terrorism and weak border controls threaten security and Karachi’s economy. He urged a coordinated drive by NADRA, FIA, police, and intelligence for biometric checks, visa tracking, and business registration to curb illegal residence and informal trade. Illegal stay, he warned, burdens jobs, housing, health, and fuels smuggling and tax evasion.
Hussain said repatriation should be legal and humane for women, children, elderly, and registered refugees, but undocumented individuals must be returned. “Pakistan’s hospitality is not weakness. Sovereignty, security, and law are supreme,” he stated, pledging business community support to government and security institutions. _∼199 words_
