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Pakistan mulls imposing curbs on Afghan refugees

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PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Pakistan may impose new restrictions on Afghan refugees in what is described as a “tougher policy” that could be unveiled next month, a newspaper reported on Monday.

Islamabad has set the June 30 deadline for the repatriation of more three million refugees living in Pakistan since 1980s. Such deadlines have repeatedly been extended in the past, but further allowance is unlikely.

“We’ve decided to review our national policy 2016-17 for Afghan refugees. A tougher new policy is ahead with new border management laws . . .

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