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Saturday, 3 January 2015

Displaced and forgotten: The plight of Pakistan's refugees

Several Afghan refugees and internally displaced persons from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) have found temporary abode in the slums on the outskirts of Islamabad. The large number of families, with their children, are in search of employment.
Soniya, 6, whose family moved to Islamabad from  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is in search of work. — Reuters
Soniya, 6, whose family moved to Islamabad from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is in search of work. — Reuters
An elderly man displaced from tribal areas walks on a roadside heading to his home in a slum that hosts Afghan refugees and internally displaced Pakistanis from tribal areas on the outskirts of Islamabad. — AP
An elderly man displaced from tribal areas walks on a roadside heading to his home in a slum that hosts Afghan refugees and internally displaced Pakistanis from tribal areas on the outskirts of Islamabad. — AP
A boy inflates his balloon near a girl carrying her sibling at the entrance on the outskirts of Islamabad. — Reuters
A boy inflates his balloon near a girl carrying her sibling at the entrance on the outskirts of Islamabad. — Reuters
A woman carries a bucket filled with water as she walks towards her house. — Reuters
A woman carries a bucket filled with water as she walks towards her house. — Reuters
Afghan refugee boys play on a wooden cart left on a roadside during the last sunset of the year on the outskirts of Islamabad. — AP
Afghan refugee boys play on a wooden cart left on a roadside during the last sunset of the year on the outskirts of Islamabad. — AP
A man whose family moved to Islamabad from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa looks for work. — Reuters
A man whose family moved to Islamabad from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa looks for work. — Reuters
A child, originally from tribal area, lies next to his grandfather sleeping on a piece of wood. A cart is seen with his second hand clothes displayed for sale on a roadside in the outskirts of Islamabad. — AP
A child, originally from tribal area, lies next to his grandfather sleeping on a piece of wood. A cart is seen with his second hand clothes displayed for sale on a roadside in the outskirts of Islamabad. — AP
A man who suffers from back pain gets a massage by an elderly Afghan refugee. — AP
A man who suffers from back pain gets a massage by an elderly Afghan refugee. — AP
Girls study outside their house. — Reuters
Girls study outside their house. — Reuters
A girl prepares to cook over a wood fire outside her house. — Reuters
A girl prepares to cook over a wood fire outside her house. — Reuters
An Afghan refugee boy plays with a tire in a slum that hosts Afghan refugees and internally displaced people. — AP
An Afghan refugee boy plays with a tire in a slum that hosts Afghan refugees and internally displaced people. — AP
http://www.dawn.com/news/1154850/displaced-and-forgotten-the-plight-of-pakistans-refugees

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