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Registered Afghan Refugees in Pakistan JSON 
1,410,155
Source - UNHCR 
Households
210,465
Last updated 12 Sep 2019
Source - UNHCR
Note: Registered Afghans are those who have a valid Proof of Registration (PoR) cards issued by Government of Pakistan Registration Authority (NADRA).
Afghan Refugees Facilitated for Voluntary Repatriation (2002 - 2018) JSON 
4,374,208
Last updated 04 Dec 2018
Source - UNHCR 
Afghan Refugees Facilitated for Voluntary Repatriation in 2019 JSON 
4,143
Last updated 16 Sep 2019
Source - UNHCR 

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Out of the above figure 3,998 are entitled for cash assistance, remaining 145 received cash assistance in the past.


UNHCR facilitates repatriation from the voluntary repatriation centres at Azakhel, Nowshera in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baleli, Quetta in Balochistan.
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Afghan Refugee Population in Pakistan since 2002 JSON 
Voluntary Repatriation of Afghan Refugees from Pakistan since 2002 JSON 
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    Afghan Refugees by Location
    Afghan Refugees by Location
    Afghan Refugees by Age-Gender JSON 
    Source - UNHCR
    Pakistan Funding (2019)
    $39,148,466
    Total appeal
    Date of Funding Data 16 April 2019 (5 months ago)
    Afghan Refugees per Province JSON 
    Location name Source Data date Population
    Azad Jammu & Kashmir UNHCR 12 Sep 2019
      0.3%     		4,279
    Balochistan UNHCR 12 Sep 2019
      23.0%     		324,280
    Gilgit-Baltistan UNHCR 12 Sep 2019
      0.0%     		5
    Islamabad UNHCR 12 Sep 2019
      2.4%     		33,758
    Khyber Pakhtunkhwa UNHCR 12 Sep 2019
      58.1%     		818,727
    Punjab UNHCR 12 Sep 2019
      11.7%     		165,278
    Sindh UNHCR 12 Sep 2019
      4.5%     		63,828

      Highlights
    PAKISTAN: ISLAMABAD 28 June 2019: UNHCR, The UN refugee agency welcomed the Pakistan cabinet’s decision to extend the Proof of Registration (PoR) cards to some 1.4 million Afghan refugees in Pakistan until 30 June 2020.
    28 Jun 2019
    PAKISTAN: Lahore, UNHCR Pakistan Representative, Ruvendrini Menikdiwela received Shaukat Khanam Memorial Cancer Hospital Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards 2018 in Lahore from Majeeb-ur-Rehman Shami. UNHCR donated USD 6.2 million for radiotherapy machines for SKMCH Peshawar to support free-of-cost treatment to cancer patients, including Afghan refugees.
    15 Apr 2019
    PAKISTAN: PESHAWAR: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and UN Women, the United Nations entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women, brought together the work of indigenous female
    11 Mar 2019
    PAKISTAN: ISLAMABAD, 18 MARCH, 2019: NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA) has signed its first-ever agreement with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency to conduct a one-year project to support local and Afghan refugee women in Pakistan.
    18 Mar 2019
    PAKISTAN: Karachi, 4 March 2019: UNHCR in collaboration with @humaadnan organised a fashion presentation today called "craft stories" showcased the talents of refugee women in Karachi through their handcrafted bangles, earrings and necklaces. https://twitter.com/UNHCRPakistan/status/1102631705603649536
    05 Mar 2019
    PAKISTAN: ISLAMABAD, 1 March 2019: The UN refugee agency’s voluntary repatriation programme for registered Afghan refugees resumed on 1st March 2019 after the winter break.
    01 Mar 2019
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      Links
    UNHCR Pakistan on Global Focus
    Global Focus is UNHCR’s main operational reporting portal for donors and other key partners. This site provides an overview of the protection risks that refugees and other populations of concern to UNHCR face across the world, as well as regularly updated information about the organization’s programmes, operations, financial requirements, funding levels and donor contributions.
    UNHCR Pakistan Page
    UNHCR Pakistan Web-Site
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    Contacts

    Please contact the following focal points

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    External Relations khanfais@unhcr.org, Irum@unhcr.org
    Information Management (Data) jaber@unhcr.org, zahoor@unhcr.org, mazhar@unhcr.org
    Media afridiq@unhcr.org, shahzad@unhcr.org

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