PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): About 36,000 Afghan refugee families living in Pakistan will receive Rs12,000 each in emergency cash assistance to meet their urgent needs during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Pakistan government and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced the initiative benefiting the most vulnerable refugee families impacted by the pandemic.
UNHCR Deputy Representative in Pakistan Iain Hall and the Pakistan Post director general signed an agreement on the disbursement of emergency cash grants in Islamabad on Tuesday.
The UN refugee agency . . .









