Hosted 5 million Afghan Refugees since Pakistan is one of the top Refugee hosting countries in the world; Since 2002, approx 4.

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3 Hosted 5 million Afghan Refugees since Pakistan is one of the top Refugee hosting countries in the world; Since 2002, approx 4.1 million Afghan Refugees voluntarily repatriated to Afghanistan; Presently, approximately 1.6 million registered Afghan Refugees in Pakistan ; Unregistered Afghan Refugees presumably more than the registered population.

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5 Afghan Refugees registered with the relevant authorities having Proof of Residency (PoR) Cards; Economic Migrants that regularly move across the border for economic reasons including business or smuggling Afghan Refugees who have been naturalized and possess valid Pakistani Nationality.

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13 Around 380,045 registered Afghan refugees have returned home from Pakistan in 2016; Since July 2016 there has been an increase in the number of Afghans voluntarily repatriating to Afghanistan; The spike in returns coincides with the introduction of tighter border management controls; Afghans now need valid passports and visas in order to enter Pakistan. Source: UNHCR

14 UNHCR's reintegration cash grant doubled from $200 to $400 per individual in June, which is approximately $2,800 for a family of seven; The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif announced an extension of the stay of registered Afghan refugees in Pakistan until 31 March 2017 during Source: UNHCR

15 Federal Interior Minister, `` Majority of the Afghan Refugees are peaceful people, however, some of them are involved in illicit activities Aug Federal Interior Minister, `` Afghan refugees used as facilitators in most of the cases. Feb 2017.

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18 Unhindered.... Actively facilitated... Movement across the border. Fodder for strategic depth foreign policy. Active recruitment by Afghan and Pakistan Taliban as well as Al-Qaeda.

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21 According to the Directorate of Prosecution, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa a total of 11,685 cases were registered during , out of which 10,549 were put up in court. Out of these, only 134 involved Afghan refugees. This comes to 1.27 per cent of the total number of cases landing in court. The cases involved 23,007 accused, of which only 300 were Afghan refugees. Thus, the percentage of Afghan refugees accused of the said crimes comes to 1.3pc.

22 The length of the Afghan border or Durand line is 2640 miles; Pakistan s 1100 Kms long trench along the border; Fencing through 400 small forts ;6 kms apart, radar installation, sensors and other technical equipment to check cross-border movement; A valid visa and passport has been made mandatory to for an Afghan to enter Pakistan;

23 70,000 new recruits by the Frontier Constabulary for tighter border management; The border management has been divided into two zone with one Inspector General responsible for each zone i.e. IG FC North and IG FC South; Need for control on terrorist groups like Jandullah and Jaish-e Adl, responsible for cross border terrorism on Iran-Pakistan border.

24 We are all migrants of time... Can become refugees

25 Our jobs.. Our numbers.. Our economy Drugs Arms

26 64% of the Afghan Refugee Population is under the age of 25; UNICEF,UNHCR,telecom providers, community partners, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and youth-led networks have created a network of refugee U-Reporters in Pakistan. The platform relies on volunteer community members, mostly young people primarily between the ages of years serving as U-Reporters; Ministry of States and Frontier Region (SAFRON) s skill development program for the Afghan Refugees Youth;

27 Free primary education through 170 schools 48 satellites classes, 44 home based girls schools and 13 early childhood education centers in refugee villages. Around 54,000 refugee children living in 54 refugee villages across Pakistan receive education through these interventions.

28 Inclusion and minimizing polarization The economic immigrants as members of city s Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The local city s stricter implementation of the tenancy rules and regulations to include those Afghans who are still not registered with the authorities;

29 The city and district governments (not active currently) must ensure community engagement and outreach for greater integration; Informal citizens networks at the grass roots level such as Rapid Response Teams. FATA reforms

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