PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): The UN has completed the disbursement of cash assistance to more than a million registered Afghan refugees in Pakistan.
The refugees had been affected by the prolonged difficult economic situation in the wake of devastating floods in 2022.
Launched in January 2023 in collaboration with the government of Pakistan, the cash assistance programme officially concluded at the end of June.
UNHCR’s one-off cash grant of up to PKR 25,000 or approximately USD100, depending on family size, supported a total of 250,000 Afghan refugee households in Pakistan.
In a statement, the UN agency . . .
