Pakistan extends dwell of Afghan refugees for another yr

ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led federal government has determined to prolong the live of registered Afghan refugees dwelling in Pakistan until June 30 next 12 months. A notification during this regard became issued on Thursday, coinciding with the talk over with of Afghan

ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led federal govt has determined to extend the live of registered Afghan refugees residing in Pakistan till June 30 subsequent yr.

A notification in this regard turned into issued on Thursday, coinciding with the visit of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.

The notified through the Ministry of States and Frontier areas (SAFRON) comes ahead of the current extension which ends on June 30, 2019.

"In pursuance of approval of the Federal cabinet conveyed vide cabinet Division's Memorandum No.550(S)/Rule-19/2019-Cab, dated 27 June, 2019, the executive of Pakistan is joyful to prolong the Validity in respect of Tripartite contract, Proof of Registration (PoR) cards till 30-06-2020," study the notification.

The ministry also announced an extension in the validity of Afghan Citizen cards (ACC) until October 31, 2019.

As per information collected by using the United countries high Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), there were 1,405,715 registered Afghan refugees and 210,465 Afghan households in Pakistan as of June three, 2019; the company lauded the resolution of the government.

"We admire the executive decision to extend the PoR cards for twelve months, considering that this may provide predictability to Afghan refugees who had been dealing with uncertainty and nervousness," spoke of UNHCR nation representative in Pakistan, Ruvendrini Menikdiwela in a press release.