Pakistan among top countries in world hosting large refugee population

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been hosting Afghan refugees for three decades now, with currently some 1.7 million registered Afghans living in urban and rural areas of Pakistan, including women and children. Pakistan is among the top countries in the world hosting such a large refugee population.To meet the basic needs, Pakistan has been facilitating provision of education services to some Afghan refugees for years. Regardless of efforts, illiteracy rate is very high among Afghan refugee children. Uni... more

URL: http://paktribune.com/news/Pakistan-among-top-countries-in-world-hosting-large-refugee-population-248701.html