Afghan refugees

NADRA has started investigation and also requested security agencies to take action against illegal card holders

Robert Lawrie had tried to smuggle the girl to England from France in his van

Afghans are bound to keep up to Rs100,000 for just a check-up

Govt has not yet decided to extend period or deport them from country

It is estimated that more than three million Afghan refugees are living in Pakistan

Proof of registration, stay to be extended to 2017

Yao Chen lauds Pakistan’s efforts for Afghan refugees

Khattak addresses faculty at National Defense University

Forced eviction imminent if they fail to comply with orders in next 15 days

18 suspects nabbed, 3,400 houses searched in Nowshera.

The persecution and scapegoating of Afghans living in Pakistan on pretext of fighting terrorism is not the way forward

Anyone found guilty will be sent back, warns Qadir Baloch

The term ‘refugee’ has come to be associated with criminality, a drain on local resources and most recently, terrorism

CM Baloch says the provincial govt wrote letter to centre in this regard

Says expats are viewed with deep suspicion inside Pakistan

The hostile climate in Pakistan after the APS attack had left Afghan refugees feeling fearful of Pakistani police

There are approximately 2.5 million Afghan refugees and they are nowadays far from welcome

Say resources are too limited to support them

Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees official says office was stopping people from paying overdue electricity bills

Validity of Proof of Registration cards issued to Afghan refugees has been extended till December 31, 2017

The repatriation of registered Afghan citizens is guided by the Tripartite Agreement signed between Pakistan

Official claims Islamabad has agreed to give them a 24-month reprieve

Officials say UNHCR in Pakistan has received only $33.6 million for 2015 out of its $136.7 million annual budget

Most Afghan refugees are unlikely to ever return to their homeland

Our problems and challenges aside, there are fundamental questions we have to ask ourselves

Economic cost of continued stay of these refugees has been extremely high, particularly for Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

Shrestha further stated that Pakistan and Afghanistan decided to extend the stay of refugees in Pakistan

Pakistani delegation says request will be shared with concerned departments, discussed in federal cabinet