Rawalpindi: Pakistani Police have arrested several Afghan refugees in the country's Rawalpindi city and accused them of carrying weapons and military equipment, media reports said on Monday.

During a unique operation in Rawalpindi, the Pakistani police have detained many Afghan migrants being accused of carrying military equipment, sources told Khaama Press.

This comes as the detention of Afghan migrants across Pakistan has significantly increased over the last couple of weeks, in Karachi, in particular, prompting widespread condemnations on national and international levels, the news agency reported.

In a recent incident, over 200 Afghan women and underage children have been locked up at the Central Jail Karachi for nearly two months now.

While it is reported that they were arrested because of their alleged “illegal” stay in Pakistan, some human rights activists revealed that these women and children were considered a security ‘threat’ by the local police, reports Khaama Press.

The relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan has deteriorated in recent times with several border clashes reported in 2022.