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Plan to relocate Afghans worries UN agencies

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PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Two UN agencies have expressed their concerns at Pakistan’s new plan to relocate Afghan nationals from Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

A flurry of meetings, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, recently finalised a plan to drive Afghan nationals from Islamabad and Rawalpindi or face deportation.

Alarmed by the development, UNHCR and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) sought clarity from the government over modalities and timeframe for the

In a joint statement on Wednesday, the UN bodies said the uncertain timeframe to plan for a dignified move was compounding a stressful situation.

If implemented, the plan would have . . .

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