Afghan refugees get three month extension in stay

Author: Staff Report

The caretaker federal cabinet on Saturday granted an interim extension of three months for the stay of registered Afghan refugees in Pakistan.

The cabinet, which met here at the Prime Minister’s House with Prime Minister Justice (R) Nasir-ul-Mulk in the chair, discussed the issue in detail before reaching the decision.

The meeting also decided to place the matter before the incoming elected government. Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar also briefed the cabinet about the deliberations during the recently held meeting of Financial Action Task Force in Paris.

The meeting approved the annual budget of the Capital Development Authority for the year 2018-19, besides nodding to an amendment to include National University of Technology (NUTCH) in Schedule-II of Rules of Business, 1973. The Federal Cabinet approved Financial Institution Rules, 2018 and appointing FIA as the Investigating Agency as required under Section 20(7) of Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) Ordinance (FIRO), 2001.

Published in Daily Times, July 1st 2018.

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