Overview

• After a months-long pause, the government will allow the first families with binding admission promises to fly from Pakistan to Germany in the coming days via Dubai or Istanbul.
• Roughly 2,000–2,300 people with legally binding Aufnahmezusagen remain in Pakistan awaiting visas as on-site security checks restart.
• The Berlin Administrative Court issued nearly two dozen emergency rulings and threatened fines of about €2,500 per case, affirming the commitments are legally binding.
• Pakistani authorities detained about 450 pledge-holders and deported roughly 210–235 to Taliban-run Afghanistan, while Berlin says it is in talks with Islamabad and in contact with some deported individuals.
• Dozens of NGOs, led by the Deutscher Anwaltverein with signatories including Amnesty International, Caritas, Reporter ohne Grenzen and Medico International, call for drastic acceleration of vetting and immediate evacuations.