Immediate return of refugees impossible: Afghan envoy

[BHarwana]

PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): The immediate return of around two million Afghan refugees from different parts of Pakistan to their homeland is a near-impossibility, says an Afghan diplomat.

Afghan Consul General Prof. Moen Marastiyal stressed the need for evolving an effective mechanism for the voluntary repatriation of all Afghans to their country with honour and dignity.

Speaking to journalists in Peshawar on Wednesday, he said the Afghan government had taken measures for the resettlement of refugees. But the repatriation should take place in phases to avoid complications, he suggested.

Committed to providing residential, education and healthcare facilities to the returnees, the envoy argued, Kabul would find it hard to meet the needs of the repatriated Afghans.

Marastiyal noted the federal cabinet had asked the Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (Safron) during its last meeting to prepare modalities and strategy for the voluntary return of Afghan nationals.

Earlier, addressing a condolence reference in the memory of Pak-Afghan Peoples Forum founder Alamzeb Khan, the consul general said Kabul and Islamabad to make joint efforts to restore peace and boost the region’s economy,

Confronted with common challenges, the neighbours needed to strengthen cooperation on dealing with threats to their stability. Greater people-to-people contacts would help resolve issues between the two countries, he believed.

Peace in Pakistan and Afghanistan was in the best interest of the entire region, he said, urging the neighbours to develop cordial relations, including trade and economic links.

Members of civil society, political workers, lawyers, journalists and people from different walk of life attended the condolence reference at the Peshawar Press Club.

Marastiyal commended the efforts of Alamzeb Khan for bringing the people of Afghanistan and Pakistan closer to each other. “Our mission is common. We want to give a peaceful and prosperous future to coming generations.”

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https://www.pajhwok.com/en/2018/01/11/immediate-return-refugees-impossible-afghan-envoy

 

[IceCold]

If you couldn't develop a mechanism in the past 30 years, rest assured you wont now irrespective of how many months Pakistan extend. And besides whats the point when Pakistan is always portrayed as the bad guys. So its high time we drop the ax. Whether the mechanism exists or not should not/is not our concern.

 

[idune]

US installed india supported Afghan government can not show any action or progress made in last 17 years in this regard. Since Afghanistan unwilling to do that Pakistan can sure do if it is really sincere.

Create a buffer zone inside Afghanistan, transfer refugees there and retract to Pakistani border and seal it with physical and security barrier.

 

[Rashid Mahmood]

Send them to their brother country india.

 

[suresh1773]

Send them to their brother country india.

Why should we clean the mess created by you and the Americans

 

[mkiyani]

Ask US to help u out with money and other things.. for now enough time was already given they should have prepare for this to happen.. they also went to USA to put pressure and sanction on Pakistan and now we don't care even if they die over there.. hope our government does not allow any extension unless both afghans and US formally apologize written..

 

[IceCold]

Send them to their brother country india.

Sir military can play an important role in pressureizing the government into not extending the dead line beyond 30 days.

 

[mkiyani]

No more .. Pakistan first... Our people are dying every day.. so no extension...

 

[Rizwan Alam]

I agree with Afghan diplomat. One month notice appears to me as if the announcement from Pak govt is merely a message nothing else. They have business, properties, families in Pakistan, how is it possible to wrap things up and just leave. In my opinion no one is going nowhere, neither our government has announced anything, how they will make sure things if plan fails, actually there is no plan at all.

 

[Baby Leone]

WTF this cult is not even thanking Pakistan for keeping this sh!t for 30 years........usual thankless attitude.

plus they are begging US to put sanctions on Pakistan then why begging Pakistan? take your people dont beg us any more beg to other good countries as per Afghans who can take these burden.

 

[Av8er]

PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): The immediate return of around two million Afghan refugees from different parts of Pakistan to their homeland is a near-impossibility, says an Afghan diplomat.

Afghan Consul General Prof. Moen Marastiyal stressed the need for evolving an effective mechanism for the voluntary repatriation of all Afghans to their country with honour and dignity.

Speaking to journalists in Peshawar on Wednesday, he said the Afghan government had taken measures for the resettlement of refugees. But the repatriation should take place in phases to avoid complications, he suggested.

Committed to providing residential, education and healthcare facilities to the returnees, the envoy argued, Kabul would find it hard to meet the needs of the repatriated Afghans.

Marastiyal noted the federal cabinet had asked the Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (Safron) during its last meeting to prepare modalities and strategy for the voluntary return of Afghan nationals.

Earlier, addressing a condolence reference in the memory of Pak-Afghan Peoples Forum founder Alamzeb Khan, the consul general said Kabul and Islamabad to make joint efforts to restore peace and boost the region’s economy,

Confronted with common challenges, the neighbours needed to strengthen cooperation on dealing with threats to their stability. Greater people-to-people contacts would help resolve issues between the two countries, he believed.

Peace in Pakistan and Afghanistan was in the best interest of the entire region, he said, urging the neighbours to develop cordial relations, including trade and economic links.

Members of civil society, political workers, lawyers, journalists and people from different walk of life attended the condolence reference at the Peshawar Press Club.

Marastiyal commended the efforts of Alamzeb Khan for bringing the people of Afghanistan and Pakistan closer to each other. “Our mission is common. We want to give a peaceful and prosperous future to coming generations.”

mud

Not our effing problem. We have hosted these ungrateful people at the cost of our people’s well-being for far too long.


https://www.pajhwok.com/en/2018/01/11/immediate-return-refugees-impossible-afghan-envoy

 

[MBT 3000]

ha ha possible after there return

 

[Path-Finder]

Good send them back and as for mechanism, well all the profiteering from poppy harvest can be invested in rehousing people! Don't be too greedy.

 

[hunter_hunted]

Sometimes you have to take action first and think later and this is one of those times. Kick these khabees Afghans out then think what more can be done to keep these cockroaches out

 

[Menace2Society]

How many decades they going to say this for?