Pakistan studying US proposal to deport Afghan migrants through its territory

Pakistan's foreign ministry said Friday it is reviewing a US proposal to route Afghan deportees from the United States to Afghanistan through Pakistani territory.

• Foreign ministry spokesman Sajjad Haider Khan said all aspects of the proposal are being reviewed with relevant authorities, and no final decision has been announced.
• A US federal court halted plans on Tuesday to deport dozens of Afghans to Afghanistan.
• US media reported last week that more than 150 Afghan nationals in the United States face deportation to Afghanistan via Pakistan under Trump's immigration crackdown.
• Afghanistan's foreign ministry reaffirmed it would facilitate "safe and voluntary" returns and warned third countries against trading on Afghan citizens' fate for political concessions.