Afghan official due on Wednesday

Published December 9, 2002

ISLAMABAD, Dec 8: The Afghan Minister for Refugees and Repatriation is scheduled to visit Islamabad and Peshawar from Dec 10 to 14.

A meeting, presided over by Muhammad Javed Ashraf Hussain, Secretary, Kana & Safron, finalized the programme for the official visit of the Afghan minister.

During the visit, the he would meet the interior minister, the minister and officials of Kana & Safron.

The Afghan minister would be in Peshawar on Dec 11 where he would meet the chief minister, NWFP and also the UNHCR officials.

On Dec 12, he will have meetings with the Loya Jirga of Afghan Refugees and governor as well.

On Dec 13, the minister would visit Shamshatoo camp.

The meeting, held on Nov 25, was attended by the officials including Gulzar Khan, Additional Secretary, Kana & Safron, Syed Asif Shah, Chief Commissioner for Afghan Refugees, Hasim Utkan, UNHCR Representative in Pakistan, Muhammad Jamil, Joint Secretary, Kana & Safron and Elizabeth, Executive Secretary to Hasim Utkan.—APP

Opinion

Editorial

Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....
Soft on traders
08 Jun, 2026

Soft on traders

THE Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme for traders with an annual turnover of up to Rs200m has been designed as a ‘pragmatic...
Ceasefire in name
Updated 08 Jun, 2026

Ceasefire in name

Both sides accuse the other of violating the truce that was supposed to halt the conflict in April, yet neither appears willing to abandon negotiations altogether.
Damaged childhoods
08 Jun, 2026

Damaged childhoods

CHILD abuse is so prevalent that the UN ranked Pakistan as the least safe country for children. Even so, more than...