PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): The United Nations has welcomed Pakistan’s decision on a national policy on managing refugees and Afghan nationals living in the country.
On Tuesday, the federal cabinet decided to extend the validity of the Proof of Registration cards issued to some 1.3 million registered Afghans refugees until the end of 2017.
It also pledged to register the Afghan nationals who currently have no identification documents, and adopted a national refugee law; and a visa regime for different categories of Afghans.
UNHCR Representative . . .
