A composite photograph illustrating the complex issues surrounding Afghan students in Pakistan. In the foreground, a hand holds a smartphone displaying social media icons (TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube), with lines of other icons flowing out towards a large, closed, iron border gate. On either side of the gate, groups of young people (students with backpacks and books) stand looking through. The gate itself has signs in Urdu and English reading 'PAKISTAN' and 'AFGHANISTAN'. Above the gate, a cityscape features Western landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, the Statue of Liberty, and the US flag, along with floating text reading 'Propaganda' and 'Policy Ambiguity' next to the source of the social media icons. On the right, a mosque with a green dome is visible, representing Pakistan. Below the central gate, Urdu text reads: "پاکستان میں افغان طلبہ: پالیسی کا ابہام یا پروپیگنڈے کا شکار؟ تحریر صفی اللہ گل" (translation: "Afghan Students in Pakistan: Victims of Policy Ambiguity or Propaganda? By Safiullah Gul"). The background is a dry, mountainous border landscape.

افغان طلبہ: پالیسی، پروپیگنڈا اور تاریک مستقبل

تحریر: صفی اللہ گل پاکستان کی افغان شہریوں کی واپسی کی جاری پالیسی کے اثرات اب افغان طلبہ تک بھی پہنچ گئے ہیں، جس کے باعث ملک کے تعلیمی اداروں، خصوصاً میڈیکل اور ڈینٹل کالجز میں زیرِ تعلیم متعدد افغان مزید پڑھیں