Pakistan may extend stay of Afghan refugees by six months
ISLAMABAD, (MILLAT ONLINE):Afghan refugees may get another extension of six months as the duration of stay for Afghan refugees in
Pakistan will expire on 31 December.
However, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has requested Pakistan to extend that duration.
In this regard, a meeting of the Foreign, Interior and SAFRON ministries was held in which
it was decided to extend the stay of Afghan refugees by six months.
The federal cabinet is expected to approve the summary sent by the SAFRON Ministry during
its next meeting, reported a private news channel on Wednesday.
According to official record, Pakistan is currently hosting 1.9 million Afghan refugees including
1.3 million registered and 600,000 unregistered refugees. Registration process has been launched
recently for unregistered refugees.