Pakistan hosting 1.6mln registered Afghan refugees
Sunday September 22, 2013
ISLAMABAD, Sept 22 (APP): Pakistan is still hosting over 1.6 million registered Afghan refugees, the largest and most protracted refugee population in the world.
Since March 2002, the United Nationas High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has facilitated the return of almost 3.8 million registered Afghan refugees from the country.
According to a UNHCR document, the Commission continues to encourage the Pakistan government to formalize a strategy for 2013 and beyond that offers a solution for Afghan refugees in the country.
Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency )
Sunday September 22, 2013
ISLAMABAD, Sept 22 (APP): Pakistan is still hosting over 1.6 million registered Afghan refugees, the largest and most protracted refugee population in the world.
Since March 2002, the United Nationas High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has facilitated the return of almost 3.8 million registered Afghan refugees from the country.
According to a UNHCR document, the Commission continues to encourage the Pakistan government to formalize a strategy for 2013 and beyond that offers a solution for Afghan refugees in the country.
Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency )