PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): The United Nations has decided to pay Rs12,000 each to 36,000 Afghan refugee families trapped in a lockdown in Pakistan.
Minister for SAFRON and Narcotics Control Shehryar Khan Afridi made the announcement while addressing a gathering of Afghan refugees in Islamabad on Saturday.
He also distributed food packages to 1,500 families at an Afghan refugee camp. Afridi said in the second phase, UNHCR planned to give Rs12,000 to each family.
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