525 families repatriated as 3 Afghan refugee camps completely vacated in KP's Bannu

PESHAWAR: Three Afghan refugee camps in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district have been completely vacated, with the successful repatriation of 525 families to Afghanistan, it emerged on Tuesday. Speaking to Dawn, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Umar Khittab Khan said that the phased repatriation of all Afghan refugees was being carried out in line with the directives of the KP government — whether they resided in refugee camps, urban areas, or villages. He said that under this policy, all 525 families living in the refugee camps at Bizan Khel, Ghoriwala, and Mamand Khel were repatriated to Afghanistan. According to the ADC, the families were repatriated through the Torkham border crossing, with the government providing transportation and other necessary facilities to facilitate…

Source: Dawn – Latest News

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