Afghanistan, Sept. 6 -- Pakistan has rejected UN appeals to suspend Afghan refugee deportations, insisting on enforcement of its repatriation plan despite humanitarian concerns raised after Afghanistan's deadly Kunar earthquake.
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry has dismissed calls from the United Nations to suspend the ongoing deportation of Afghan refugees, insisting the government's decision will be implemented.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan told reporters on Friday, September 5, that the repatriation policy remains unchanged and there will be "no suspension" of the process.
Earlier, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi had urged Islamabad to halt deportations, citing the devastating earthquake in Afghanistan's ...