PESHAWAR: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has updated details of over half million registered Afghan refugees as part of the countrywide campaign to issue renewed Proof of Registration (PoR) cards.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a statement here on Tuesday that some 1.4 million registered Afghan refugees were being verified and issued with new biometric cards through 35 sites and four mobile units.
UNHCR Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Indrika Ratwatte visited a DRIVE Centre in Peshawar and was briefed on the process, according to the statement.
The last large-scale verification of Afghan refugees in the country known as Documentation Renewal and Information Verification Exercise (DRIVE) was undertaken 10 years ago.
Nadra has updated details of over 500,000 registered refugees so far
The statement said that Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees with the support of the UN refugee agency was carrying out the drive which was likely to be completed within the year.
“I applaud the progress Pakistan has made with this exercise. It is a global leader in terms of developing a high-tech refugee registration platform which enables refugee protection and solutions,” the statement quoted Mr Ratwatte as saying.
“I hope more countries will follow in Pakistan’s footsteps in providing documentation to refugees,” he said.
Nadra has printed and distributed some 100,000 new smartcards to registered Afghan refugees. Khyber...
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