VRCs To Remain Close From Sept 11 To 14:UNHCR

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News -6th Sept,2016) : United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has issued a notification that Voluntary Repatriation Centres (VRCs) in Chamkani, Peshawar and Baleli, Quetta will be closed from September 11 to 14 due to the Eid-ul-Adha holidays.

Both Chamkani in Peshawar and Baleli in Quetta VRCs will resume the routine operation on September 15,said a notification here on Tuesday. Encashment Centres in Afghanistan will be closed from September 12 to September 14, 2016.

They will resume operations on September 15. Registered Afghan refugees in Pakistan who wish to proceed through the VRCs must contact the following UNHCR helpline numbers, which are operational between 8am to 8pm, before approaching the centres.

The helpline numbers in Pakistan are given below: Peshawar helpline: 0300-858-5600 Quetta helpline: 0333-781-9601 Karachi helpline: 0342-270-4888 Returnees already in Afghanistan during these days can call the following numbers: - Kabul: 0093 (0)791 990 244 or +93 (0) 766558128 Samarkhel, Nangarhar province: +93 (0) 791990201, +93 (0) 791990200, +93 (0) 791990340 Jamal Mayna, Kandahar province: 0093 (0) 791990369, 0093 (0) 700308177 or 0093 (0) 799032233 Herat, Herat province: +93 (0) 791 99 0091, +93 (0) 791 99 0402