PESHAWAR: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday suspended the voluntary repatriation of registered Afghan refugees in Pakistan following the closure of the Torkham and Chaman border crossing points…
–Guterres says ‘int’l support for Pakistan has been minimal compared to [its own] national efforts for Afghan refugees’ –PM Imran says Pakistan does not have any militant sanctuaries now ISLAMABAD: United Nations (UN)…
–Antonio Guterres says Pakistan is among countries most affected by climate change, urges world leaders for countermeasures –UN secretary general lauds Pakistan’s hospitality for Afghan refugees and stresses need for political solution…
-‘Dignified repatriation’ of refugees is linked to peace in Afghanistan ISLAMABAD: Donor countries and agencies on Friday vowed full support to the cause of honourable and dignified repatriation of Afghan refugees and…
MANSEHRA: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa administration on Tuesday served a final notice the Afghan refugees living in Manshera to vacate the camp by June 30 in a bid to ensure the ‘security’ for the…
Hafeez Ullah Haideri, 47, has been living in Pakistan over the past four decades as an Afghan refugee. He has a vague image of his house in Afghanistan as he was very…
ISLAMABAD: The representatives of Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan along with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency called on the international community to support refugee-hosting countries and communities and provide development assistance to put an…
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in a meeting with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative Ruven Menikwela decided to enumerate Afghan refugees living in Sindh, particularly in…
ISLAMABAD: The UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Friday it has resumed voluntary repatriation programme for registered Afghan refugees from Pakistan on Friday after the winter break. The voluntary repatriation operation had…
KARACHI The State Bank of Pakistan has issued a circular advising banks/development finance institutions (DFIs) that they may accept PoR Card issued by National Database & Registration Authority (NADRA) as an identity document for…
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday issued instructions for registered Afghan refugees living in Pakistan to be allowed to open bank accounts. “From now onwards they can participate in the formal economy…
PESHAWAR: Shahzad Alam has proposed marriage to several women and been rejected each time for the same reason, he says: their discovery that he is not the Pakistani shoe shop owner they…
–FO spokesman says Afghan nationals are issued visas free of cost ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal on Wednesday said that Pakistan’s visa policy for Afghanistan remains unchanged and the visas…
ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Aamer Mehmood Kiani on Friday has pledged to support all residents of the country, including Afghan refugees to have access to better health services.…
ISLAMABAD: The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will suspend Afghan refugees repatriations operation from December 1, 2018, to February 28, 2019, in order to facilitate refugees as Afghanistan…
KOHAT: Kohat Police on Sunday arrested three facilitators of the proclaimed offenders (POs), 12 Afghan refugees staying illegally in Pakistan and 50 other suspects, with arms and ammunition during a search operation. District…
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has decided to suspend the repatriation process of Afghan refugees in Pakistan for around four months due to cold weather. According to a…
