Pakistan extends stay of Afghan refugees until 2015 Pakistan on Thursday decided to extend the stay of Afghan refugees until 2015, officials said. The legal stay of nearly 1.6 million Afghan refugees expired on June 30 this year and the country’s federal cabinet decided to extend the period for another two-and-half year. Pakistani minister for States and Frontier Regions, which also deals with the refugee affairs, in a tripartite meeting in Kabul this month, had in principle agreed to extend the period. However the decision was subject to the approval of the cabinet. "The Cabinet considers the issue of repatriation of Afghan refugees beyond 30th June and decides that the Proof of the Registration Card (PoR) for them may be extended up till 2015," a government statement said.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 09:07:36 +0000
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