There are around 1.56 million registered Afghan refugees in the country, out of which one million reside in K-P. PHOTO: AFP/ FILE
With the approval of the federal cabinet, it has been decided to issue registration cards to Afghan refugees by National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) up to December 2015.
The provincial police officials, the seven divisional commissioners across the K-P, UNHCR officials along with the commissioner for Afghan Refugees in K-P and CCPO Peshawar among regional police officials have been informed to ensure an end to harassment of Afghan refugees holding registration cards.
The previous deadline had expired on June 30, 2013.
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@Salman S Naqvi:
They have their own country, they should be immediately sent to their country. our society has suffered a lot due to them. Have you ever experienced the enmity Afghan have towards Pakistanies.
@Salman S Naqvi: And Why let them live here ? what good will that do to Pakistan if any? Send them back because they have businesses here without paying taxes, go to schools here and put burden on our economy and infrastructure .. we're already over crowded and do not have enough food to feed our people, have no place in schools & colleges and hospitals. They were suppose to be gone back in 1989.
@Salman S Naqvi: They are integrated quite well into Pakhtun society. You'll be surprised how many shops and businesses in Peshawar are owned by Muhajirs.... All KPK wants is for them to contribute to Pakistan as well by paying taxes etc....
@salman Why not we let all the Afghanis to move into KP..??
Salman S Naqvi
Bad idea, actually. Unfortunately for Afghans, their contribution to Pakistan is nothing more than drugs war, land grabbing, violence and killings, and extortion. We need none of those. And anyways, its better for these people to leave for Afghanistan and build up their own nation rather than damage ours.
Why not let Afghans who have lived in Pakistan, have businesses here, kids that go to school here - become permanent residents of Pakistan.