Minister for States and Frontier Regions Lt General (r) Abdul Qadir Baloch has said that Pakistan wants honourable repatriation of Afghan refugees to their country.
He further added that three million Afghan refugees have been living in Pakistan for decades and now it is time to send them back as they are a burden on national economy. “The UNHCR is providing assistance for only one point five million registered refugees of the total three million,” he clarified The minister said during the Hamid Karzai government in Afghanistan, no sincere effort was made for the repatriation of refugees from Pakistan. However, current Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has shown some commitment in this regard. He said the international community should acknowledge Pakistan’s services to Afghan refugees and help in their respectful repatriation.
