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An Afghan consulate official, who was abducted by unidentified gunmen in Quetta in July, has been freed, Afghan officials said Saturday. Hashim Popsal Ebrat, a staffer of the Afghan consulate, had been kidnapped from Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province. Afghan embassy spokesman, Zardasht Shams, confirmed that Ebrat has rejoined his family. […]
The National Assembly was informed on Friday that the long presence of Afghan refugees has left negative impact on Pakistan’s economy and the international community should be more forthcoming in their assistance. Minister for States and Frontier Regions Lt General [Retd] Abdul Qadir Baloch told the House during question hour that the policy‚ which has […]
Pakistan on Thursday decided to extend the stay of Afghan refugees until 2015, officials said. The legal stay of nearly 1.6 million Afghan refugees expired on June 30 this year and the country’s federal cabinet decided to extend the period for another two-and-half year. Pakistani minister for States and Frontier Regions, which also deals with […]
More than two decades after fleeing Afghanistan with her devoted father, Deeba* has been flown out of Pakistan to rejoin her brothers and sisters and receive specialist care for her disability. The 38-year-old, who suffers from an intellectual disability, arrived in New York earlier this year to a warm welcome from her siblings, who […]
At least three persons died while 18 others sustained injuries when an explosively-laden vehicle rammed an SUV belonging to the United States Consulate in Peshawar. According to the security officials, the blast occurred at Abdara road in University Town, a posh area of the city. According to the media reports the bomb-proof vehicle of US […]
Hicham Bekhtyar, who was injured in Wednesday’s bombings in Damascus, succumbed to his injuries today according to a local Syrian channel “The command of Baas extends its condolences to the people after the death of Comrade, General Hicham Bekhtyar, the national security chief, who succumbed to his injuries before noon,” said the television. His death […]
IOM partners with Govt. of Niger and UNHCR to relocate over 500 Malian families IOM, in partnership with the Government of Niger and UNHCR, has relocated more than 500 vulnerable Malian families from insanitary and overcrowded makeshift settlements in and around the south-western border village of Sinegodar to a safe site away from the volatile […]
Devastating car bomb blast rocks Kandahar Recent news has come out of Kandahar that a car bomb went off near the neighbourhood housing that encircles the United Nations refugee agency and the International Relief and Development (IRD) offices. The car bomb blast has been located near a checkpoint, bordering the region. The bomb blast marks […]
