They said strict legal action would also be taken against those who provide shelter, employment or business facilities to illegal residents. It was ordered that illegal residents be shifted to holding points and security arrangements remain on high alert during their temporary stay. The IG said intelligence-based information and data from the Special Branch, CTD, and other security agencies should be fully utilised in the evacuation of illegal residents. He also ordered that the checking and identification process be made more effective in accordance with mapping, scanning, and screening of illegal foreign nationals. A spokesperson for Punjab Police shared that with the assistance of the district administrations, more than 32,730 illegal foreign nationals had been deported during the past 11 months, while 346 illegal residents were present at various holding points.

Source: The Express Tribune March 01, 2026 22:48 UTC