Afghanistan seeks up to one-year extension of refugees' stay in Pakistan - Xinhua

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan has pressed Pakistan to grant up to one-year extension of the stay of over 1 million registered Afghan refugees in Pakistan, Afghan diplomats said Monday.

The demand came days after Pakistani cabinet decided to grant only one month extension to the stay of nearly 1.4 million registered refugees in Pakistan.

The Pakistani cabinet in its Jan. 3 meeting granted the extension in the Proof of Registration (PoR) cards that allow registered refugees to stay legally in Pakistan.

The PoR cards expired on Dec. 31, 2017 and under the cabinet's new decision registered Afghan refugees can legally stay in Pakistan until Jan. 31. - Read More

Afghanistan seeks up to one-year extension of refugees' stay in Pakistan -Xinhua