A number of Afghan refugees still reside in the country
ISLAMABAD: The UN High Commission for Refugees has declared Pakistan the only country hosting the highest number of refugees in the world, unconditionally. A number of Afghan refugees still reside in the country. The figures are reflective of the fact that Pakistan for the longest time had to bear the brunt of wrong and failed policies of the US in Afghanistan and it continues to do so. With that, it is not only the burden of hosting refugees that the country has to carry but also that of America’s unjustified demands to ‘do more’ in the war against terrorism.
Arsalan Shahid
Published in The Express Tribune, March 16th, 2018.
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