ISLAMABAD:The United Nations has appreciated Pakistan for successful completion of first-ever smart card registration of the Afghan refugees.
According to a Radio Pakistan report, in a report, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said that this week Pakistan completed its first-ever drive to verify data of around 1.4 million on-the-move Afghan refugees.
Those who have been registered also include over two hundred thousand children under the five years of age. The campaign, supported by UNHCR, was launched on 15th of April last year and ended on 31st of December. It was the first large-scale verification of refugees in Pakistan over the past 10 years.