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UNHCR Voluntary Repatriation Centres to remain shut on Pakistan Day
August 10, 2018
PESHAWAR, Aug 10 (INP): Registered Afghan refugees holding Proof of Registration (PoR) or UNHCR-issued documents, who are planning to return to Afghanistan from Pakistan under the UN Refugee Agency’s facilitated voluntary repatriation programme are hereby informed, that the UNHCR Voluntary Repatriation Centres (VRCs) in Azakhel in Nowshera and Baleli in Quetta will be closed on account of Pakistan Day on 14 August (Tuesday) 2018. The centres will reopen on 15 August, Wednesday. [timed-content-server show="08/11/2018 01:00 Asia/Karachi"]As per usual practice, Afghan refugees in Pakistan who wish to proceed through the VRCs after the facilitated returns resume are encouraged to contact the following UNHCR helpline numbers, which are operational between 8am to 8pm, before approaching the centres. The helpline numbers in Pakistan are: Peshawar Helpline: 0300-858-5600, Quetta Helpline: 0300-1511636. 0333-781-9601, Islamabad-Punjab: 03005018568 and Karachi helpline: 03341112008 INP/AJ[/timed-content-server]
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