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Voluntary Afghan refugee repatriation reaffirmed
Pakistan, Afghanistan, UNHCR agree on 12-point declaration
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Afridi asks Afghan refugees to respect Pakistan’s red lines
SAFRON minister says no compromise on geographical boundaries, territorial integrity and national unity
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Afghan refugees need to be repatriated: Dr Malik
Ex-CM says presence of Afghan refugees adversely affecting province
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Counting Afghans
Sindh CM reported to have said his govt has no idea of number of Afghans and other refugees in Karachi
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PM allows banking facility to registered Afghan DPs
Imran Khan says the decision should've been taken 'a long time ago'
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UN to resume Afghan refugee repatriation from March 1
Khyber district administration abolishes 7 highway check posts, suspends line officer
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'No restriction on movement of Afghan refugees'
Despite financial constraints K-P was bearing 60 per cent Afghan refugees: spokesperson to K-P govt Ajmal Khan Wazir
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Islamabad-Kabul ties are indispensable: Zakhilwal
Outgoing Afghan envoy says efforts must continue until peace is achieved
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K-P to focus on ‘medical tourism’ for Afghans
Provincial health minister says they will work on improving facilities in peripheral areas
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BNP threatens to quit ruling coalition over granting refugees citizenship
PM Imran raised plan to offer citizenship to Afghan, Bangladeshi refugees residing in Pakistan
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My work with the UNHCR has just begun: Mahira Khan
Khan has recently been visiting Afghan refugee camps across the country
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Varun Dhawan lauds Mahira Khan for working with Afghan refugees
Pakistani actor shared two of the young refugees were big fans of the Bollywood star
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Six members of Afghan family killed after ‘refusing Pakistani man’s marriage proposal’
One Pakistani was also killed in Surizai village on the outskirts of Peshawar last night
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Pakistan pressurised to house Afghan refugees: Ahsan Iqbal
Interior minister says Pakistan was held hostage by terrorists until a few years ago
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The burden of extensions
There may still be Afghan refugees that are unregistered and undocumented in Pakistan
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Poverty graduation: PPAF and UNHCR sign agreement to help Afghan refugees
Will take poverty graduation approach to assist ultra-poor and vulenerable
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Man, visually impaired daughter handed over to Afghanistan after medical aid
Payenda Khan and his eight-year-old daughter could not go back after crossing the border in January
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Despite demand: Pakistan won’t divert $200m to refugee repatriation
World community had asked Islamabad to utilise a portion of the amount it pledged for Afghan development
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After three months: Repatriation programme under UNHCR resumes today
The commission will facilitate voluntary deportations in K-P and Balochistan
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Pakistan not to expel Afghan refugees, says minister
Nearly one million unregistered Afghan refugees documentation are also currently underway across the country
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PAJCCI demands early Afghan transit trade meeting
Ministry insists it is working to remove impediments to trade
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Pakistan asks world to help repatriate Afghan refugees
Federal cabinet approves ‘Afghan refugees' management and repatriation policy 2018’
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Federal cabinet: Afghan refugees’ repatriation policy deferred
Directs provinces to ensure payments to sugarcane farmers
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Not much hope for victims
Afghan refugees seek justice from ICC
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Afghan refugees:US averse to Pakistan’s repatriation plan
Deputy Assistant Secretary says situation in Afghanistan not conducive for large-scale send-off
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Afghan refugees win two-month extension in stay
The development comes in the wake of PM’s reported meeting with Afghan spymaster, interior minister
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Govt advised against forced repatriation of Afghan refugees
Experts call for devising a strategy based on research and policy dialogue
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K-P govt concerned over UNHCR’s ‘anti-Pakistan’ syllabus for Afghan students
New syllabus depicts Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir as part of India among other controversial changes
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Afghan refugees reject Jan 31 deadline, demand more time to settle business matters
Afghan elders demand reimbursement for millions of rupees invested in Pakistan
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Law needed to better protect Afghan refugees
These people need greater protection under a legal charter
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Around 400,000 undocumented Afghan refugees registered
248,189 undocumented Afghan nationals had returned or were deported from Pakistan in 2016
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Latest UN data shows slowdown in Afghan refugee repatriation
UNHCR will work alongside UNDP to support 'institutional capacity-building' in Pakistan
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A balancing act
he key now is to implement the National Action Plan while protecting the vulnerable among Afghan refugees
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Returning refugees
The departure of Afghan refugees from Peshawar and areas of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province has its drawbacks as well
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Peshawar's antiques and handicrafts business slumps with Afghan refugees' departure
In the middle of the Afghan repatriation, the decade-old dying business needs a prompt revival by the K-P government
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Germany resumes Afghan deportations months after Kabul truck bomb
Some men carried small backpacks while others had no luggage at all
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Upgraded facilities ‘to benefit 200,000 patients’
The representative of UNHCR in Pakistan, Indirika Ratwatte handed over the project worth 35.371 million
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World abandoned Pakistan in dealing with Afghan refugees
The current refugee crisis was arguably the worst humanitarian crisis since the Second World War
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World refugee day: Pakistan continues to host over 1.4M Afghan refugees
Number of people forcibly displaced worldwide stands at 65.6 million
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Repatriation of Afghans slowing as conditions in Pakistan improve: UN
Spokesperson says environment in Pakistan is very different today from this time last year
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Afghan woman living in Pakistan dreams of becoming dental surgeon
Tamanna Amin, an Afghan refugee, has appealed to social welfare organisations for assistance
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Afghan refugees won't be expelled against their will: UNHCR official
Refugees complain of police harassment and lack of basic facilities at camps
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Jhagra hints at granting citizenship to refugee elders
Says those elders who have been living in Pakistan for more than three decades may be granted citizenship
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PTI criticises state bodies for issuing CNICs to foreigners
Until recently, about 1,600 Afghan nationals were part of voters’ lists for NA-48 and NA-49
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Afghan refugees: Jhagra hints at granting citizenship to refugee elders
He revealed that all the stakeholders were given four options
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Reparation of Afghan refugees restarts
Some 571 individuals – comprising a total of 122 families – return to their native country on Monday
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Repatriation of Afghan refugees resumes
Pakistan is home to the world's second largest refugee population, with a total of 2.5 million Afghans
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UNHCR set to start refugee repatriation tomorrow
Repatriation and reintegration grant for registered Afghan refugees has been halved to $200
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In defence of the defenceless
Pakistan has been host to the largest refugee population in the world
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Japanese govt grants $7 million aid for Afghan refugees, host communities in Pakistan
WFP, UNHCR programmes to deliver legal assistance, food supplies, education to refugees
 
    












































