Pakistan seeks global support for Afghan DPs
UN refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi on Monday held a series of meetings with Pakistani leadership, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, to discuss illegal foreign refugees, mainly the Afghans.
Grandi also met with Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar to discuss a host of issues related to the Afghan refugees, with Pakistan demanding “more” global assistance to handle the lingering issue, Qaisar Afridi, a spokesman for the UNHCR told Anadolu.
This is the first visit of the UNHCR chief to Pakistan after Pakistan told illegal Afghan refugees to leave the country.
700,000 Afghans seeking asylum have trickled into Pakistan. Aandolu
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