UNHCR chief embarks on Pakistan visit, meets Afghan refugees in Peshawar

UN refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi on Sunday met Afghan refugees and asylum seekers in Peshawar as he began a three-day visit that will focus on the problems of Afghan refugees, Islamabad’s repatriation plan and resettlement of Afghans in other countries, a UNHCR spokesperson said.

Spokesperson Qaisar Afridi told Dawn.com that Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), met delegations of Afghan refugees who apprised him about their problems in Pakistan.