Pakistan
Pakistan
TDPs tracked
Displacement Movements
Data collection round
About Pakistan
In 2010, IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) programme started its activities in Pakistan as part of IOM’s emergency flood response programme. Over the years, DTM has evolved into a comprehensive programme covering a wide range of activities. The DTM programme works closely together with a wide array of stakeholders, including government ministries and national and sub-national statistical organizations, UN agencies, and specialized research institutes. Its activities are instrumental in providing stakeholders with an evidence-base to effectively address humanitarian, transition, and development needs within the country.
In 2017, DTM started the implementation of its Flow Monitoring (FM) activities. DTM collects FM data at the Torkham (Khyber Pakthunkhwa), Chaman, Badini and Bahramcha (Balochistan) border crossing points (BCPs) to identify cross-mobility patterns and profiles of Afghans who are returning from Pakistan to Afghanistan. The data presented in FM information products is harmonized with those from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), who also cover Ghulam Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa). DTM Pakistan also actively coordinates its data collection efforts with the DTM programme in Afghanistan.
As part of the 2022 flood response, DTM launched mobility tracking operations in flood-affected settlements or settlements that hosted temporary displaced persons (TDPs) across 11 districts in Balochistan and Sindh to provide partners with timely information on the displacement situation. Since then, DTM’s mobility tracking has expanded to cover 30 districts across three provinces (Balochistan, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) and collects information on the multisectoral needs and recovery needs at the settlement level, in addition to the displacement situation.
In May 2023, DTM scaled-up its mobility tracking efforts to support the ongoing response efforts for Afghans in Pakistan. DTM’s Afghan response has been implemented in 33 districts across Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, Punjab, and Sindh, and aims to provide stakeholders with up-to-date information on the multisectoral needs of Afghans in the country.
Furthermore, under the European funded project “Displacement Tracking Matrix Regional Evidence for Migration Analysis and Policy (DTM REMAP), from 2019 to 2022, DTM implemented two household surveys. The first survey was the survey on Drivers of Migration (SDM) which aimed at better understanding the drivers of Pakistani international out-migration. The second survey was the “Returnee Longitudinal Survey (RLS)”. The purpose of RLS was to improve understanding of return migrants’ profiles, vulnerabilities and needs, as well as sustainable return and reintegration outcomes in the short- and medium-term.
Contact
DTM Pakistan
DTMPakistan@iom.int
Current Donors
- EU-INTPA
- ECHO
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy
- PRM
- Canada – IRCC
- Canada (DFATD)
- Netherlands
This weekly situation report covers the reporting period between 12 and 25 May 2019. 298 individuals returned to Afghanistan, amongst which 222 individuals crossed through Chaman/Spin Boldak and 76 individuals used Torkham border crossing.
This weekly situation report covers the reporting period between 28 April and 11 May 2019. 1,034 individuals returned to Afghanistan, amongst which 684 individuals crossed through Chaman/Spin Boldak and 350 individuals used Torkham border crossing.
This weekly situation report covers the reporting period between 14 and 27 March 2019. 1,248 individuals returned to Afghanistan, amongst which 975 individuals crossed through Chaman/Spin Boldak and 273 individuals used Torkham border crossing.
This weekly situation report covers the reporting period between 31 March and 13 April 2019. 1163 individuals returned to Afghanistan, amongst which 903 individuals crossed through Chaman/Spin Boldak and 260 individuals used Torkham border crossing.
This weekly situation report covers the reporting period between 17 and 30 March 2019. 800 individuals returned to Afghanistan, amongst which 532 individuals crossed through Chaman/Spin Boldak and 268 individuals used Torkham border crossing.
This weekly situation report covers the reporting period between 3 and 16 March 2019. 835 individuals (296 families) returned to Afghanistan, amongst which 586 individuals crossed through Chaman/SpinBoldak and 249 individuals used Torkham border crossing.
This weekly situation report covers the reporting period between 2 and 8 December 2018. 270 undocumented Afghan individuals returned to Afghanistan through the Torkham and Chaman / Spin Boldak border.
This weekly situation report covers the reporting period between 11 and 17 November 2018. 542 undocumented Afghan individuals returned to Afghanistan through the Torkham and Chaman/Spin Boldak border.
1,481 undocumented Afghan individuals returned to Afghanistan throgh the Torkham and Chaman/Spin Boldak border. 583 individuals used the Torkham border crossing while 898 individuals crossed through Chaman/Spin Boldak border crossing.
This weekly situation report covers the reporting period between 14 and 20 October 2018.
This weekly situation report covers the reporting period between 7 and 13 October 2018.
This weekly situation report covers the reporting period between 30 September and 6 October 2018. 370 undocumented Afghan individuals returned to Afghanistan through the Torkham border crossing whilst 323 individuals used the Chaman/Spin Boldak border crossing, bringing t
During the reporting period, 287 Undocumented Afghan individuals returned to Afghanistan through the Torkham border crossing while 327 individuals used the Chaman/Spin Boldak border crossing, bringing the total number of returns this week to 614.
During the reporting period, 268 Undocumented Afghan individuals returned to Afghanistan through the Torkham border crossing while 330 individuals used the Chaman/Spin Boldak border crossing, bringing the total number of returns this week to 598 (127 families).
IOM Pakistan’s 2017 Return Intentions Survey (RIS) provides comprehensive data on the profiles, vulnerabilities, return intentions and critical needs of undocumented Afghan nationals living in Pakistan.
During the reporting period, 455 Undocumented Afghan individuals returned to Afghanistan through the Torkham border crossing while 405 individuals used the Chaman/Spin Boldak border crossing, bringing the total number of returns this week to 860 (202 families).
During the reporting period, 92 Undocumented Afghan individuals returned to Afghanistan through the Torkham border crossing whilst 37 individuals used the Chaman/Spin Boldak border crossing, bringing the total number of returns this week to 129 (54 families).
Between 15-21 July 2018, 297 Undocumented Afghan individuals returned to Afghanistan through the Torkham border crossing while 480 individuals used the Chaman/Spin Boldak border crossing, bringing the total number of returns this week to 777.
Between 8-14 July 2018, 489 Undocumented Afghan individuals returned to Afghanistan through the Torkham border crossing whilst 376 individuals used the Chaman/Spin Boldak border crossing, bringing the total number of returns this week to 865 (201 families).
473 Undocumented Afghan individuals returned to Aghanistan through the Torkham border crossing whilst 420 individuals used the Chaman/Spin Boldak border crossing, bringing the total number of returns this week to 893 (210 families).
652 undocumented Afghan individuals returned to Afghanistan through the Chaman/Spin Boldak border crossing whilst 583 individuals used the Torkham border crossing, bringing the total number of returns this week to 1,235 (221 families).
1,007 Undocumented Afghan individuals returned to Afghanistan through the Torkham border crossing whilst 512 individuals used the Chaman/Spin Boldak border crossing, bringing the total number of returns this week to 1,519 (301 families).
In the period between 15—21 April 2018, 458 Undocumented Afghan individuals returned to Afghanistan through the Chaman/Spin Boldak border crossing whilst 361 individuals used the Torkham border crossing, bringing the total number of returns this week to 819 (157 fami
In the period between 8—14 April 2018, 470 Undocumented Afghan individuals returned to Afghanistan through the Chaman/Spin Boldak border crossing whilst 491 individuals used the Torkham border crossing, bringing the total number of returns this week to 961 (182 
