Pakistan, June 21 -- Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif in her message on the World Refugee Day said, "Being a refugee is not a crime, it is a cruel compulsion. No one becomes a refugee of one's own desire. One has to leave one's home, one's soil to save one's life."

She highlighted, "Wars come to an end, but the feelings of homelessness of refugees remains for generations. The helplessness of displaced refugees of Palestine and Syria amounts to a severe test for the humanity. The world must realize the grave reality that those who seek asylum are not weak, but oppressed."

She outlined, "Despite scarce resources, Pakistan has generously hosted millions of refugees by upholding their dignity and esteem. Pakistan has always become ...