J&K Govt will provide only basic amenities to Pakistan refugees,But not State subject rights
Region: India
J&K Minister for Finance Abdul Rahim Rather on Monday assured the Lower House that Government was committed to provide all basic amenities to the West Pakistani refugees. He, however, said there was no possib... more
Views: 1335The Kacha Garhi of Pakistani Refugees: Visiting a New Tragedy
Region: Pakistan
Only the color of the burqas (veils) was different in the Kacha Garhi refugee camp: the Afghan women wore blue and the Pakistani females from conflict-torn Bajaur Agency wear light khaki. The Kacha Garhi refugee camp w... more
Views: 2444Afghan Governor Asks Assistance for Pakistani Refugees
Region: AfghanistanPeshawar: Governor of an eastern Afghan province has appealed the international aid organizations and central Afghan government to increase assistance for the Pakistani refugees that migrated from conflict-torn Bajaur Agen... more
Views: 1137Afghans Returned from Pakistan Face Problems
Region: AfghanistanJalalabad: The Afghan refugees who have returned from Pakistan and other countries to their homeland complain about many problems and hardships and lack of care by the government. According to a report, about 40 thousa... more
Views: 1184Kicking out Afghan refugees of Bajaur Agency
Region: Pakistan
Peshawar: The government has launched a crackdown on Afghan refugees in different parts of Bajaur agency after finding evidence of their involvement in militancy and attacks on Pakistani security forces. Majority ... more
Views: 1433Government ignored the plight of 1947,1971 refugees and Kashmiri & Border migrants
Region: India
Jammu:- Dr. Nirmal Singh, Former President and senior leader of BJP,said that a true democratic and secular government can not ignore the plight of border migrants, refugees of 1947, 1971 and migrants from Kashmir. ... more
Views: 1330Journalists Killed, Foreigners Evacuated in South Ossetian War
Region: Georgia
Posted by Elia Varela Sarra to Global Voices Online See Global Voices special coverage page on the South Ossetia crisis. Yesterday, the Russian radio station Echo Moscow reported that two Georgian journalists, Alexande... more
Views: 1577Garmsir Returnees Angered at Devastation
Region: Afghanistan
Residents trickle back to the war-ravaged district to try and piece together their shattered lives. By Aziz Ahmad Tassal in Helmand Music has returned to Garmsir district, say delighted residents – the sound blares... more
Views: 1346Thailand Sends Hmong Back Home to Laos
Region: Thailand
Posted by findingDulcinea Staff Human rights groups are criticizing the Thai government for repatriating 800 Hmong refugees back to Laos, where they may face persecution. On June 20, about 5,000 ethnic Hmong refugees lef... more
Views: 998Drugs, Refugees and Militants
Region: Pakistan
After Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, four million Afghan refugees had crossed the PAK-Afghan border to escape death, till 1989 Soviets were defeated and were compelled to retreat from Afghanistan, during Taliban r... more
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