Work On Comprehensive Policy About Afghan Refugees In Process: KP Govt Spokesman

Work on comprehensive policy about Afghan refugees in process: KP Govt Spokesman

The spokesman of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government Ajmal Khan Wazir Tuesday said that as per the directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan, work on a comprehensive policy about Afghan refugees is under process.

PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 11th Dec, 2018 ) :The spokesman of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government Ajmal Khan Wazir Tuesday said that as per the directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan, work on a comprehensive policy about Afghan refugees is under process.

There is no sanction on movement of Afghan refugees in Pakistan, however the criminals' elements would be dealt with iron hands, he said while addressing a dialogue arranged here by Society for Human Rights and Prisoners aid (SHARP) on citizenship for Afghan children.

Ajmal Wazir said that Pakistan has been hosting Afghan refugees on its soil with open heart for the last 40 years. Despite financial constraints Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was bearing the burden of 60 percent Afghan refugees.

He said that our schools, colleges, universities and hospitals are opened to facilitate the refugees without any restriction.

Pakistan is looking after millions of the Afghans on humanitarian ground despite limited resources, he added.

The KP Govt Spokesman said that now it is responsibility of international community to repatriate the refugees and their rehabilitation in Afghanistan.

He said the suggestions and recommendations came forward from such dialogue and consultation meetings would be made part of the refugees' policy.

He said the present government was true representative of people of Pakistan and took into consideration the public opinion in policy making.

The dialogue was addressing leaders and representatives of various political parties including Senator Maulana Rahat Hussain, former Senator Afrasiyab Khattak, Farhatullah Babar, KP MPA Samar Bilour, CommissionerAfghan Commissionerate Abbas Khan, former District Nazim Mardan HimaytullahMiyar and Chief Executives SHARP NGO Liaquat Binori Advocate.