An Afghan refugee at the UNHCR headquarters in Islamabad, Pak. Pawel Kopczynski—Reuters/Corbis
Pakistan, UNHCR Deny Reports Of Afghan Refugees' Forced Expulsion -- Express Tribune
SLAMABAD: Members of parliament and the United Nation Human Rights Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) have denied media reports of 1.7 million Afghan refugees being expelled from Pakistan by the end of this year.
Talking to Voice of America (VOA), spokesperson for UNHCR Aslam Khan, while terming the reports as baseless, said that Pakistan had no intention to oust Afghan refugees living in Pakistan by the end of 2012.
He said that Pakistan was bound to fulfill its obligation, adding that Afghan refugees possessing registration cards would not be displaced by force until they were ready to go back to Afghanistan voluntarily.
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My Comment: So the question has to be asked .... who in Pakistan decided to start this rumor.
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