ISLAMABAD: Frontier Regions State Minister Lt Gen (R) Abdul Qadir Baloch on Friday said that no frontier areas of Balochistan fall under the SAFRON Ministry’s jurisdiction.
Speaking in the National Assembly (NA) during question hour, the minister said that as far as development works carried out in Pashtun border areas since June 2013 and their district wise-details are concerned, the Balochistan government may be consulted.
He said that no development funds pertaining to Balochistan are routed through his ministry, however, under the Refugee Affected and Hosting Areas (RAHA) projects, 36 projects costing Rs 743.38 million have been executed since 2013 in four Pashtun bordering districts of Balochistan.
Replying to another question, the minister said that it was decided in the All Parties Conference(APC) last year that the Afghan refugees would be sent back to their original country.
“The repatriation of these migrants would be made possible with a suitable way so that they would not face any difficulty,” he assured.
“The children of the Afghan refugees who are studying in Pakistan will be awarded study visas and that business visas will also be given to the refugees having a business in the country”, he added.
He said that only the refugees who are unregistered and living illegally in Pakistan would be sent back strictly.