A worker from the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), along with a police officer, conducts a door-to-door search and verification drive for undocumented Afghan nationals, in Afghan Camp on the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan, on Nov. 21, 2023. © Reuters
_Farhan Bokhari is an Islamabad-based foreign correspondent who writes on Pakistan and the surrounding region._
As Pakistan moves to deport thousands of undocumented Afghan nationals by the Monday deadline, its actions will be shaped by its strategic interests and the complex realities within Afghanistan.