Islamabad: At least 1.55 million registered Afghan refugees were residing in Pakistan, the parliament was told.
Minister for States and Frontier Region Abdul Qadir Baloch told the Senate that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had recently extended the legal stay of registered Afghan refugees till June 30 this year.
“However, there is also a proposal for extension of these refugees till the end of next year,” he added.
The minister said since 2002, 3.9 million Afghan refugees had been repatriated to their homeland.
He said Pakistan has commitment with the international community to repatriate Afghan Refugees with dignity and honour.
Baloch said the issue of repatriation has repeatedly been taken up with the Afghan government but it has expressed inability to provide necessary facilities and incentives for return of refugees to their homeland.
