ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says Pakistan is pursuing a policy of return of Afghan refugees with dignity, safety and honor.
He was addressing two-day Refugee Summit Islamabad on 40 years of hosting Afghan refugees in Pakistan on Monday.
The Minister said peace and stability is indispensable and Pakistan would continue supporting Afghan owned and Afghan led peace process.
He said every refugee is hoping that peace will restore leading to repatriation.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Pakistan hosted five million Afghan refugees and today three million registered and unregistered Afghan refugees are residing in Pakistan.
He said Pak-Afghan relations have provided impetus to host millions of Afghan refugees.
The Foreign Minister urged the world to join hands with Pakistan to provide basic needs to Afghan refugees and enable them to live a dignified life.
He said international cooperation is required more than ever before.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi said caring should be a shared responsibility.
He said Afghan refugees are expecting the world to rebuild their country after restoration of peace there.
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