Cabinet gives 3 month extension to Afghan refugees for stay in Pakistan

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Cabinet gives 3 month extension to Afghan refugees for stay in PakistanISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet Saturday
granted an interim extension of three months for the stay of registered Afghan refugees residing 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, in detail, the issue of extension in
stay of the Afghan refugees.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
and appointing FIA as the Investigating Agency as required under Section 20(7) of Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) Ordinance
(FIRO), 2001.