ISLAMABAD: Afghans in the refugee camps of Lower Dir District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan have been informed by the local authorities that all the facilities given to them previously would no longer be available and they would be shifted to the Torkham border.
According to local media reports, the Assistant Commissioner of Timergara, Zaid Safi, along with District Administrator (DA) Humayun Khan, met leaders of Afghan refugees on Wednesday and informed them that all the refugee camps in Pakistan's Lower Dir had been de-notified and all the facilities given to them previously would no longer be available.
Safi said on Tuesday that the administration would arrange a transport for Afghan refugees to travel to Torkham border. He also warned that the government would use force if the refugees refused to return voluntarily, Pakistan's leading daily Dawn reported. Safi hoped that they won't reach that stage and told Afghan refugees having outstanding loans to share details about it in his office.