KHYBER: Amid renewed concern of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) about the “forced” repatriation of Afghan nationals from Pakistan, figures obtained from a transit point in Landi Kotal showed a marked increase in the number of returning Afghan refugees in recent days. Officials at the Hamza Baba transit point in Landi Kotal said that the numbers exceeded the 10,000 figure on a daily basis since Pakistan recently ordered all Afghan nationals on its soil to go back to their country until July 10. Speaking to Dawn, UNHCR Pakistan spokesperson, Qaiser Khan Afridi, expressed concern over “the government of Pakistan’s decision to forcibly send back the Afghan refugees and asylum seekers. He said though the agency appreciated…

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