Pakistan sent back 50,000 Afghan refugees in 2011

By IANS,

Islamabad : Around 50,000 Afghan refugees were sent back to their country by Pakistan last year, a media report said Wednesday.


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The Online news agency said more than 300,000 Afghans were residing in Pakistan, and out of them, one third were not registered with the authorities and living illegally in the country.

Sources said hundreds of Afghan refugees return to Pakistan daily even after being sent back to their country, reportedly due to the Afghan government’s non-provision of shelter, security and employment.

More than 100,000 Afghans were repatriated in 2010.

The Pakistani government in collaboration with the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has increased the compensation money to $150 dollars from the earlier $100 for each family that wants to go to their homeland voluntarily.

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