Hosting 700k Afghans will cost $2.2 b for 3 years
Pakistan defers approval of a new policy to handle influx of displaced persons
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ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan has deferred the approval of a new policy to handle influx of Afghan refugees that seeks $2.2 billion international aid to take care of 700,000 immigrants and describes them as “externally displaced Afghans” (EDAs) instead of refugees.
The policy had been presented to the federal cabinet for approval in its last meeting by the Ministry of States and Frontier Regions after holding four inter-ministerial committee meetings between May and July of this year.
The policy document showed the estimated cost for housing 700,000 million Afghan refugees in secure and exclusive camps at $2.2 billion over a period of three years. The cost includes expenditures on registration, transportation, camp management food and other sustenance amenities.