INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The chargés d&affaires of Afghanistan&s embassy in Islamabad, Sardar Ahmad Shakib, met with Philippa Candler, the new head of UNHCR
Pakistan, to urgently address the situation of Afghan refugees in the country and to review Pakistan government&s recent actions in this
regard.The Afghan Embassy in Islamabad said on X, formerly Twitter, that during the meeting Shakib expressed great concern about the
increased pressure and hasty expulsion of Afghan migrants from Pakistan.The embassy quoted Shakib as having said: &He emphasized that there
are numerous reports indicating that not only Afghan nationals without residency documents but also valid migration card holders have been
detained, subjected to humiliation, harassment, - mistreatment before their release.&Candler acknowledged the challenges of Afghan refugees
following Pakistan government&s decision to expel them and appreciated the Afghan Embassy&s efforts and concerns, the embassy said.She
pledged to address these challenges in the upcoming meeting of the UNHCR&s Executive Committee next week in Geneva.The post Afghanistan&s
ambassador Shakib meets UNHCR&s new envoy in Pakistan first appeared on Ariana News.
