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Tuesday, 18 October 2016

350,000+ Afghan refugees return from Pakistan: UN

350,000+ Afghan refugees return from Pakistan: UN

More than 350,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their war-torn homeland from Pakistan this year, UN data show, with the torrent of people crossing the border expected to continue.

Source: FATA & KP News


Government’s resolve to restore peace and development in the affected areas of FATA and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa should be applauded in the
wake of the abysmal living conditions lamented by many repatriates after returning to their homes. While it is quite difficult to ascertain an exact number of the internally displaced individuals, a 2016 report by the UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, estimated that more than 450,000 families had been impacted by the ongoing operation. Since government takes much pride in detailing the much-touted repatriation of over 350,000 families, it is high time that it realised its responsibility towards their rehabilitation in their hometowns. Although not all families have yet been assisted in even rebuilding their homes as had been previously promised, this campaign cannot suffice on its own.

“So far this year, 162,186 undocumented returnees and 207,236 registered returnees (369,422) have returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan,” an OCHA statement said, noting that the majority, some 333,000 people, have returned since July. “If that sounds like a lot, it is,” the statement continued. “Based on current trends, we expect a further 446,000 (both registered and undocumented) Afghans to arrive before year-end.”

200,000 Afghan refugees return in exodus from Pakistan: UNHCR

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