Tag: Afghan refugees

UNHCR welcomes extension of PoR cards to Afghan refugees

ISLAMABAD: The UN refugee agency welcomed the federal government’s decision to extend the Proof of Registration (PoR) cards to about 1.4 million Afghan refugees in...

Japan pledges $2.7m to support Pakistanis, Afghans

Takashi Kurai, Menikdiwela sign agreement with top Afghan affairs official ISLAMABAD: The Japan government on Wednesday pledged a contribution of 2.7 million dollars to support...

Refugees may be allowed to stay on till June next

PESHAWAR: As the deadline for repatriating Afghan refugees to their homeland expires on Sunday, the federal government is likely to extend the refugees’ stay...

KP govt says only parliament can decide on citizenship for Afghan...

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government Spokesman Shaukat Yousafzai has said that no decision has been taken so far regarding giving nationality to Afghan refugees...

Naturalizing Afghan refugees a pragmatic solution for security issues

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a dialogue lauded Prime Minister Imran Khan’s announcement in Karachi to offer Pakistani citizenship to Afghans born and raised in Pakistan...

Afghan, Bengali refugees gather in Karachi to thank PM over citizenship...

Afghan and Bengali refugees gathered outside Karachi Press Club to thank Prime Minister Imran Khan over his citizenship announcement. Earlier this month, the premier said...

CM Kamal questions citizenship to Afghans

Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal on Tuesday said that reservations persist on Prime Minister Imran Khan’s statement about granting citizenship to the Afghan refugees. He...

Ghani says Imran should open Bani Gala’s doors for Bengali refugees

Sindh Minister for Local Government Saeed Ghani on Sunday expressed his reservations over Prime Minister Imran Khan’s announcement on giving nationality to the children...

Provinces unwilling to accommodate undocumented, illegal Afghan refugees

In a high-profile inter-ministerial meeting, the four provinces have reportedly expressed concern and said that they are unwilling to accommodate undocumented and illegal Afghan...

Arrangements are being made for return of Afghan refugees: UNHCR

---Actress Mahira Khan calls for collective effort to make  future better ISLAMABAD: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi has said that arrangements...

Mahira Khan calls for collective effort to overcome refugee crisis

PESHAWAR: Actor and social activist Mahira Khan says there is a need to work collectively to overcome the refugee crisis. Speaking at a United Nations High...

Mahira Khan receives heartwarming message from Varun Dhawan on her post...

Everyone's favourite Mahira Khan recently spent time with the Afghan Refugees in Karachi and shared her experience with them on social media. Sharing photos from...

Top UN official due today, as Afghan refugees’ stay nears end

Filippo Grandi, along with Mark Lowcock, to meet senior govt officials in Islamabad, Afghan refugees in Peshawar during a three-day visit A high-powered UN...

Seven ‘Afghan refugees’ killed over marriage proposal dispute in Peshawar

As many as seven people were killed in Peshawar’s Surizai village on the outskirt of the city in jurisdiction over an alleged marriage proposal...

Amnesty scheme exposes hidden assets: minister

Ali Zafar says Rs 50bn collected through scheme so far ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Barrister Ali Zafar on Sunday said that the...

Cabinet grants 3-month extension in stay to Afghan refugees

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the federal cabinet on Saturday granted a three-month extension in the stay of registered Afghan refugees in the country and...

As many as 891,918 undocumented Afghan refugees registered until now

ISLAMABAD: Around 891,918 undocumented Afghan refugees have been registered by the National Database Registration Authority (NADRA) through the new Afghan refugees' registration policy which...