Afghan refugees

Bureaucratic bickering holds up financing for FATA Rural Livelihoods, Community Infrastructure Project

FO says assertions made in the report lacked objectivity and were misleading

Official figures showed that more than 700,000 Afghan refugees returned to their country last year

Cabinet approves 31 items on meeting agenda; drops proposal for establishment of Ehtesab Commission.

Pakistan can’t afford to harshly react against a ban that falls short of applying to its citizens

According to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), Pakistan has some 1.5 million registered refugees

Tight border controls, crackdown on undocumented Afghans have forced many refugees to leave

PHC seeks replies from federal, Chitral authorities before next hearing

Due to lack of exact data, the continuation of the current policy may lead to humanitarian crisis

Rs6.7 billion will be spent on the vaccination drive

Cabinet likely to approve first phase of extension

Says process halted from December 1 for winter break

These are unprecedented numbers we did not anticipate, says spokesperson

President Ghani personally welcomes Sharbat Gula and promises her a furnished apartment

Federal govt tells provinces not to harass refugees

Cabinet decides to seek more input from stakeholders to reach a broad-based consensus on the issue

Officials on both sides warn uninterrupted repatriation may result in loss of lives

About 12,000 illegal Afghan immigrants have been expelled from the district so far

Chief commissioner says Kabul needs to speed up process of providing assistance

Further 446,000 are expected to leave by the end of the year

Claims the suspects kidnapped his wife after her brother and a sister of the suspects entered into a court marriage

Influx of refugees threatens to overwhelm Afghanistan, with authorities already warning of a humanitarian crisis

To avoid security lapses, sniffer dogs and bomb disposal squads cleared the procession routes

Some 3,600 families have returned to Afghanistan amid suspicion of coercion

Their accomplice Raihana Mahdizada who was carrying a British refugee document

Pakistan hosts the third largest refugee population in the world sheltering some 1.4 million registered Afghans

Qaisar Khan Afridi says almost 200,000 refugees returned in exodus

'Still one million undocumented refugees are living in Pakistan'

Pakistan has some 1.5 million registered refugees, one of the largest such populations in the world

Says PTI has been given power by those who want a secular Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

The PTI-led provincial govt postpones plans of protest against federal govt

Afghan refugees in Pakistan constitute the largest and most prolonged refugee population under UNHCR’s directive

Play aims to portray grief of refugees in light-hearted manner

Some say police still harasses them if they are not carrying PoR cards

Govt extends deadline for voluntary repatriation

PM says government will not allow Afghan refugees living in Pakistan to be intimidated

UNHCR says 103,013 refugees have returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan, 93 percent within the last two months

Traders complain of high taxes

UN official says no refugee should feel pressured to return to Afghanistan

Commissioner for refugees says about 124,000 migrants illegally residing in parts of Pakistan have already left

Nine new NADRA centres have also been set up at the gate for registration and verification of people crossing border

Lawmaker seeks Pakistani nationality for refugees

Lawmaker seeks Pakistani nationality for refugees

Police say students with no legal documents will eventually be deported to Afghanistan

UNHCR spokesperson says aim is to streamline return of refugees

Hayatullah says Afghan leaders should contribute in rehabilitation of poor refugees

Female refugees face difficulties as their men have been jailed

Afghan nationals settled in Pakistan have struggled for more than three decades to find shelter

Petitioner claims refugees are facing harassment at the hands of police

FIA also detains a Hundi/Hawala operator in Kharian