No new camps for Afghan refugees at border, says Pakistan minister

Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad mentioned that there aren’t any Afghan refugees on the border and the federal government isn’t organising any new camps within the space. According to officers, about half of the refugees staying in Pakistan are unlawful as they haven’t been registered within the nation. (Photo: Reuters)Pakistan isn’t organising any new camp to accommodate Afghan refugees attempting to flee the war-ravaged neighbouring nation after the Taliban seized energy in Kabul, Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad has mentioned.

Rashid mentioned that there aren’t any Afghan refugees on the border and the federal government has not established any camp within the space, the Business Recorder newspaper reported.Rashid’s assertion got here on Sunday throughout his go to to the Torkham border after studies that folks have been massing on the border and attempting to enter Pakistan which already has been internet hosting about 3 million Afghan refugees.ALSO READ: Have obtained unprecedented success in combat towards terrorism: Pak Army chiefAccording to officers, about half of the refugees staying in Pakistan are unlawful as they haven’t been registered within the nation. Officially about 1.5 million are registered and have paperwork to remain, perform companies and transfer throughout the border.Pakistan has been saying for the reason that unfolding of the present Afghan disaster that it’ll not settle for any extra refugees. But its ministers have been issuing contradictory statements about permitting Afghans to come back.While the inside minister has taken a tricky line on the difficulty, Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhary, mentioned final week that the coverage about girls and kids is perhaps completely different. However, up to now no clarification has been issued.ALSO READ: Taliban invite 6 nations for Afghan govt formation occasion. What function do they play?Officially it has additionally been acknowledged that Pakistan has issued visas and journey paperwork to about 4,000 folks in Afghanistan to enter Pakistan on the peak of the evacuation disaster. It is claimed that almost all of them got three-week transit visas to fly to varied locations within the West.On August 15, the Taliban seized energy in Afghanistan, two weeks earlier than the US was set to finish its troop withdrawal after a two-decade struggle.The insurgents stormed throughout the nation, capturing all main cities in a matter of days, as Afghan safety forces educated and geared up by the US and its allies melted away.ALSO READ: Hundreds of well being centres prone to closure in Afghanistan: WHOClick right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.