ISLAMABAD, July 20 (Xinhua) -- A "jirga" or assembly kicked off here Wednesday to discuss the fate of millions of Afghan refugees in Pakistan.
Visiting Afghan Minister of Refugees and Repatriation Sayed Hossein Alimi Balkhi is attending the meeting to explain government policies on the repatriation of the refugees.
Pakistan is hosting nearly three million Afghan refugees, including about one million unregistered.
As a sigh of relief for the refugees, Pakistan has extended for six more months the duration of the Proof of Registration or PoR cards that allow them to stay legally in the country.
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