Pakistan to take care of Afghan refugees

PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Amid mounting coronavirus deaths and infections, Pakistan has promised taking care of Afghan refugees.

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi sought credit for Pakistan hosting the Afghan refugees for four decades.

He was addressing a virtual international conference on the status of refugees and homeless persons amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Pakistan was the second largest country in the world hosting a huge refugee population for a long time, the foreign minister said.

Afghan refugees in Pakistan were being provided all possible facilities, he said, adding the virus was fast spreading in the country.

Qureshi acknowledged the Covid-19 pandemic had put a negative impact on the economy of the country.

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