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UN urged to protect Baloch refugees in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 15 (ANI): The United Nations should take immediate steps to protect and secure the lives and future of Baloch refugees in Afghanistan as the security situation in the war-torn country deteriorates, said Baloch National Movement said.
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Pak NSA says country not in a position to handle more Afghan refugees
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] July 14 (ANI): Pakistan National Security Advisor Moeed Yusuf has said that the country is not in a position to handle more refugees from Afghanistan.
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Afghan refugees to be confined in camps: Pak minister
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 13 (ANI): Concerned about the fast-changing situation in Afghanistan, Pakistan federal minister Fawad Chaudhry said that the Imran Khan-led government will not allow Afghan refugees to sneak into cities and would confine them to refugee camps in the border areas.
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Not worried about security on Iran-Afghan border: Foreign Ministry
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran] July 11 (ANI): Iran foreign Ministry on Sunday expressed confidence that the eastern border with Afghanistan is safe and peaceful and there is nothing to worry about when it comes to the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan.
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Pakistan's envoy, Mansoor Ahmad Khan, warns of deploying militias against
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 11 (ANI): Pakistan's Ambassador to Kabul, Mansoor Ahmad Khan, on Saturday warned that deployment of militias against Taliban could make things worse in Afghanistan.
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Situation is bad in Afghanistan, out of Pakistan's control, says NSA Yusuf
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 10 (ANI): Fearing a civil war in Afghanistan, Pakistan National Security Adviser Dr Moeed Yusuf has painted a bleak picture of its neighbouring country, which may result in the Taliban slipping into Pakistan as refugees.
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Surge in Afghan violence triggers refugee crisis
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 10 (ANI): As the violence continues to intensify in Afghanistan amid US drawdown, a major refugee crisis is emerging with neighbouring countries staring at an exodus of refugees fleeing the war-like situation.
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Pakistan to emulate Iran model to contain refugees coming from Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 6 (ANI): Pakistan may emulate the Iran model to contain refugees coming from Afghanistan by closing the border as the US, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) troops withdrawal progresses amid the rise in violence by the Taliban.
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Myanmar: Timely support, action by Security Council 'really paramount', sa
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 19 (ANI): UN Special Envoy for Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener on Friday said timely support and action by UN Security Council (UNSC) is paramount in the ongoing crisis in the Southeast Asian country stemming from the military coup in February.
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Amit Shah reviews Jammu and Kashmir's developmental projects
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday reviewed the ongoing developmental projects in Jammu and Kashmir and directed the authorities to make sure that refugees from Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) and West Pakistan get the benefits of the refu
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Forced displacement of people reaches record high of 82.4 million, says UN
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 18 (ANI): The number of people displaced due to persecution, conflict, violence and human rights violations in the world has increased to a record 82.4 million, according to the Global Trends report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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SC defers by two weeks hearing IUML's plea challenging Centre's notificati
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred for two weeks the hearing on the petition, filed by the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) challenging the May 28 notification of the ministry of home affairs (MHA) that allowed allowing non-Muslim refugees to apply for c
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