LANDIKOTAL: Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Monday directed authorities to provide more facilities for returning Afghan refugees.
He issued these directives during a visit to the Hamza Baba Camp established for Afghan refugees in Landikotal, Khyber district. He reviewed the arrangements and facilities being provided to those returning to Afghanistan.
Khyber Deputy Commissioner Bilal Rao, Commissioner for Afghan Refugees Shakeel Ahmad Safi, Red Crescent Merged Districts Chairman Imran Wazir, and representatives of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), and Provincial Disaster Management Authority were present on the occasion.
During the visit, the governor met Afghan nationals heading back to their country and listened to their concerns.He inspected facilitation counters set up by the Afghan Commissionerate, NADRA, FIA, and the Pakistan Red Crescent Society at the camp.
The governor directed the Red Crescent staff in merged districts to enhance medical assistance and ensure the provision of hygiene kits and other essential services for the returning refugees.
Officials, including the Deputy Commissioner Khyber and representatives of NADRA, FIA, and the Afghan Commissionerate, briefed the governor on the facilities being provided at the camp.
He was informed that Afghan refugees were being sent to the Torkham border via the camp and Transit Point Phase-III after completing all legal formalities.It was further stated that food, shelter, and other basic necessities were being provided at the camp, while 22 NADRA registration counters had been established at the facility.
Officials said that Afghan refugees from Peshawar, as well as from Sindh, Punjab, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, had gathered at the camp for repatriation through the Torkham border.The governor emphasized that no compromise should be made on the dignity and respect of Afghan families returning from Pakistan.He also announced that a dispensary would be set up at the camp to facilitate outgoing refugees.
