Islamabad: Pakistan has become the second largest country of the world in hosting refugees. Pakistan has been generously hosting millions of Afghans for four decades. At present, the number of Afghans in Pakistan is many times more than the registered refugees. There are currently three categories of Afghan nationals in Pakistan including 1.4 million registered Proof of Registration Card holders, 840,000 of Afghan Citizen Holders i.e. ACC. An estimated 0.7 million undocumented Afghans live in Pakistan. With more than 1.43 million registered Afghans today, Pakistan is the second largest host country for refugees in the world. According to available official documents, the Ministry of Safron and the Chief Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees (CCAR) focused on matters. Online
Especially with regard to the situation that arose after the withdrawal of US NATO forces.
Pakistan considers sustainable repatriation as the most sustainable solution to the refugee situation.
However, due to unfavorable environment in Afghanistan, the return process of Afghan refugees was slow.
There are many challenges in repatriation, including inadequate livelihood opportunities in Afghanistan, lack of basic health, education, water, infrastructure in the original areas of Afghanistan.
Security situation in some parts of Afghanistan, lack of access to shelter and land, insufficient grant for repatriation, lack of awareness of the government.
