Refugees and Asylum Seekers
As of 2013, approximately 1.7 million registered Afghan refugees still remain in Pakistan. These Afghans fled their native country due to armed conflicts and droughts. They are expected to leave Pakistan and return to Afghanistan in the coming years. In addition, about 500 Somalians, 100s of Iraqi and Iranian immigrants were known to live in urban areas of Pakistan. Nearly all of these are asylum seekers waiting to be resettled in developed countries such as Australia, Canada, the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany.
| Type of population | Total in Pakistan whom assisted by UNHCR |
Total in Pakistan whom assisted by UNHCR |
|---|---|---|
| Refugees | 1,649,630 | 1,555,630 |
| Asylum-seekers | 2,500 | 3,500 |
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