Source Mandakini Gahlot New Delhi, August 26: *There are 9212 Afghani refugees in India, 8,500 amongst them are Hindus and Sikhs who fled from Afghanistan. Over 100 Afghani refugees have already become naturalized citizens. *There are 1,800 Burmese refugees, 154 Palestinian refugees from Iraq, 154 Somalian refugees, 34 Iraqi refugees, and 72 refugees from other… Continue reading Refugees in Capital
Month: August 2006
Pakistan releases Afghan Sikh journalist
Source [ 9 Aug, 2006 1738hrs ISTIANS ] KABUL: Pakistan has released an Afghan Sikh journalist who was arrested on the Pakistan-Afghan border and tortured on charges of being an Indian national, and also apologised over the ‘mistreatment’. Spokesperson of the Radio and Television of Afghanistan, Anwar Wafadar Samandar, informed media persons in Kabul Wednesday… Continue reading Pakistan releases Afghan Sikh journalist