Tag: #Refugees
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Nestled in far-right stronghold, German town opens doors to migrants
Neuruppin, Germany, Sept 27 (AFP/APP):The town of Neuruppin may be nestled in an eastern part of Germany where the far-right AfD party enjoys some of its strongest support. But it is offering to take in refugees again, five years after a huge migrant influx bitterly divided the country. “We have room for 50 to 75…
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On Humanitarian Day, Pakistan Urges End of IIOJK Year-Long Siege
On World Humanitarian Day, Pakistan is urging the ending of the year-long siege in IIOJK.
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Pakistan plays role in facilitating Afghan peace talks: FM
ISLAMABAD, Feb 18 (APP):Foreign Minister Shah Makhdoom Qureshi said Pakistan had played its due role in facilitating Afghan peace talks with Taliban that were nearing fruition. He was talking to US State Department Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad on Monday, who called on him, the Foreign Office spokesperson, in a press statement,…
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United Nations Secretary General called on COAS
Rawalpindi, 17 February 2020: Mr Antonio Guterres, United Nations (UN) Secretary General called on General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) at GHQ, today. During the meeting, matters of mutual interests, overall regional security situation including Afghan Refugees issue, Afghan Reconciliation Process and Kashmir dispute were discussed. COAS said that Pakistan is committed…
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14 Rohingya die, dozens unaccounted for as boat sinks off Bangladesh
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Feb 11 (AFP/APP): At least 14 people drowned and dozens more were unaccounted for after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees sank off southern Bangladesh early Tuesday, officials said. Some 130 people were packed on the fishing trawler that was trying to get across the Bay of Bengal to Malaysia, coast guard spokesman…
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Pakistan is hosting three million refugees: Firdous Ashiq Awan
Islamabad (19th Dec, 2019): Special Assistant to the PM on Information and Broadcasting, Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan has stated that Pakistan has been known to host three million refugees despite it being a poor state. READ MORE: Accountability has become an important state organ: President According to reports, Dr. Awan stated in a series of…
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Almost 200 Rohingya caught fleeing Bangladeshi camps by boat
Yangon, Dec 17 (AFP/APP): Almost 200 Rohingya Muslims sailed more than 1,500 kilometres to escape Bangladesh refugee camps only to be arrested by Myanmar’s navy, the country’s military said Tuesday. The boat seizure came just days after Myanmar’s leader and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi addressed the UN’s top court to deny allegations…
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The Rohingya refugee crisis in key dates
Yangon, Dec 8 (AFP/APP): The Myanmar military launched a ferocious crackdown against its Rohingya Muslim population in 2017, driving around 740,000 into neighbouring Bangladesh. On Tuesday the UN’s top court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), is hearing a case brought by Gambia accusing Myanmar of genocide against the Rohingya. Civilian leader Aung San Suu…
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Voluntary repatriation of Afghan refugees to be suspended
Peshawar (30th Nov, 2019): Voluntary repatriation of Afghan refugees to be suspended from next week. According to reports, the voluntary repatriation of registered Afghan refugees to be suspended starting next week. While, voluntary repatriation is already slow at the moment, it is set to be suspended for almost three months. According to sources, the number…
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UN expert apologises for faulty figure on children in US migration detention
Geneva, Nov 21 (AFP/APP): An independent UN expert has apologised for misspeaking during a news conference in Geneva this week, correcting his claim that more than 100,000 children were being held in migration-related US detention. AFP and a range of other media outlets were forced to retract their stories after it became clear that the…