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Number of people displaced by fighting in north Pakistan tops 180,000
13 Apr 2012 UNHCR has distributed more than 37,000 humanitarian relief kits as part of an inter-agency effort to support the government's efforts to help the displaced. -
Pakistan, UNHCR agree new regional approach to Afghan refugees
2 Feb 2012 UNHCR chief António Guterres met with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar to discuss the new strategy. -
For an Afghan refugee family, reports from home spur a return
5 Jan 2012 Though born and raised in Pakistan, the pull of home is still strong for a young Afghan refugee and his family. -
For Afghan refugee miners, bright dreams beckon from the depths
14 Dec 2011 In the mines of Pakistan's Balochistan province the many of the workers are Afghan refugees. Despite the physical demands of the job, the men are grateful to be able to support their families. -
In a Pakistan medical centre, pauper patients benefit from refugee initiative
28 Nov 2011 The Refugee Affected and Hosting Areas seeks to aid Afghan refugees through projects that bolster sectors such as health, water and sanitation. -
Survey of Afghan refugees in Pakistan will help plot future course
16 Nov 2011 The Population Profiling, Verification and Response exercise has interviewed more than 60,000 Afghan households. It will continue until the end of 2011. -
Return figures to Afghanistan down to 60,000 in first 10 months
28 Oct 2011 Some 60,000 Afghan refugees return home with UNHCR help in the first 10 months compared to more than 100,000 over the same period in 2010. -
Pakistan floods bring further pain to a life marked by loss
11 Oct 2011 Imya Kolhu's life had already been touched by tragedy before her home was inundated. The floods snatched away what little hope she had for the future. -
Pakistan floodwaters recede, urgent humanitarian needs remain
5 Oct 2011 More than a month after floods hit the provinces of Sindh and Balochistan, families are still living in makeshift shelters by the side of the road.