This Background Report serves as a reference document to inform the different research streams, as well as the design of a migration information campaign in Pakistan, as part of the project “Awareness Raising and Information Campaigns on the Risks of Irregular Migration in Pakistan – II (PARIM-II).” Building up on the experience and research findings of PARIM-I, PARIM-II extends the activities of PARIM-I and seeks to provide Afghan nationals in Pakistan with a balanced set of information regarding legal migration opportunities, protection services they are eligible for, and challenges of irregular migration, to help them make an informed migration decision, taking into account the legal and protection options available to them.

Against this background, this Background Report aims to address the following three main themes:

  • Understanding the migration dynamics of Afghans in Pakistan
  • Taking stock of the available knowledge and experience of designing migration information campaigns aimed at migrants en route for onward migration (with Afghan migrants in focus)
  • Discussing the role of returnees in information provision to potential migrants

Keywords

#IrregularMigration

Countries

Afghanistan

Citation

Citation: Qaisrani, Ayesha (2023). Migration Insights: Understanding Onward Migration Dynamics among Afghan Nationals in Pakistan. PARIM-II Background Report. Vienna: ICMPD.