WEB DESK
Pakistan Prime Minister’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz has said that Afghan refugee camps within Pakistan turned into safe havens for terrorists after the country’s armed forces destroyed the militants’ infrastructure in tribal areas.
In an interview to a TV channel, he said the issue of Afghan refugees has become a security issue for Pakistan as these refugee camps have become “safe havens for terrorists” due to unregulated movement.
“We have re-established our writ over FATA but if Afghan border remains unregulated, our tribal areas can’t stay safe.”
Calling for repatriation of Afghan refugees, he said that the repatriation will be a gradual movement and Pakistan will need a plan of action for the process.
About the recent tensions with Afghanistan, Aziz claimed that Pakistan is paying for the policies it adopted during the Russian invasion of Afghanistan, “5million refugees came here, along with drugs, guns bringing instability to Pakistan”.