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Afghan refugees vow to stay put

Its not BATTER but Better

bet·ter 1(btr)
adj. Comparative of good.
1. Greater in excellence or higher in quality.
2. More useful, suitable, or desirable: found a better way to go; a suit with a better fit than that one.
3. More highly skilled or adept: I am better at math than English.
4. Greater or larger: argued for the better part of an hour.
5. More advantageous or favorable; improved: a better chance of success.
6. Healthier or more fit than before: The patient is better today.


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Off topic,

There is always a full stop after finishing a sentence. This is known as a correct punctuation, you could also have used a coma.

The full stop (.), also called the period, presents few problems. It is chiefly used to mark the end of a sentence expressing a statement, as in the following examples:
Terry Pratchett's latest book is not yet out in paperback.
I asked her whether she could tell me the way to Brighton.
Chinese, uniquely among the world's languages, is written in a logographic script.
The British and the Irish drive on the left; all other Europeans drive on the right.

http://www.cogs.susx.ac.uk/doc/punctuation/node04.html#SECTION00031000000000000000

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Back to the topic.

The Afghans have suffered for decades in camps because of the result of war in their country. They have the right to stay the Afghans are flourishing in Pakistan and if they return to Afghanistan which is in critical state and its future is uncertain they will suffer in the hands of a continuous rise of violence and new emerging warlords.

http://ww4report.com/node/3620
 
Hi,

Afghanis have nation of their own---it is a free nation. If they would have been sent back to afghanistan by now, pakistan and Musharraf would not have faced these accusations. Three years is too long a time to send these people back. Their deportation must be expedited on express basis and let brother Karzai take care of his populace. After the deportation process is completed, the border must be sealed. Pakistan must also keep its aid open to help rebuild that nation.
 
Friday, May 04, 2007

84pc Afghans don’t plan to return home :mad:

ISLAMABAD: A vast majority of the 2 million-plus Afghan refugees in Pakistan do not intend to return home, mostly because of security fears, but Pakistan still plans to repatriate them all within three years, officials said on Thursday.

The government is pushing for the refugees to go back to Afghanistan largely in response to international criticism over cross-border attacks by Taliban militants who Pakistan says often shelter in refugee camps. But the escalating conflict in Afghanistan, where about 1,300 people have died in insurgency-related violence this year, and the lack of land and services for returnees, has raised doubts about whether the plans are feasible.

A report issued on Thursday on a recent UN-supported registration of Afghan refugees found that 84 percent do not intend to return. Of those, 41 percent cited insecurity as the primary reason – double the figure recorded during a refugee census in 2005. Sajid Hussain Chatta, a senior official at the Ministry of States and Frontier Regions, said the government was sticking to its target for all the refugees to be repatriated on a voluntary basis by 2009. “We have no reasons to believe that we will shift our policy,” Chatta told reporters after the report’s release. “We hope the situation in Afghanistan will improve.”

He said 200,000 had already gone back during 2007 and it was planned for 600,000 more to return by year’s end, although those plans were still being discussed with officials of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Four camps – housing more than 220,000 refugees – would close by September, he said. One of the first camps slated to close, Pir Alizai in Balochistan, houses about 36,000 people, many of them holding Pakistani ID cards. Officials have described it as a hub for militants and drug traffickers.

Some 2.1 million refugees joined the 15-week registration process, which entitles them to stay in Pakistan until December 2009. Of the 300,000 who did not sign up, 200,000 have since gone back to Afghanistan. Those remaining face deportation. Guenet Guebre-Christos, the UNCHR representative in Pakistan, said repatriation should be gradual and take into account the “absorption capacity” of Afghanistan. “It has to be voluntary. The people have to decide for themselves if the situation is conducive for them to return,” she said.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\05\04\story_4-5-2007_pg7_1
 
Can't deport them by force dude, it will create turmoil in Fata and Balochistan.
 
I read the title as "Afghan refugees vow to stay "Muftay" (free loaders).
 
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