UNHCR Voluntary Repatriation and PCM Centres to remain closed on Eid

Abdullah Jan

Islamabad: Afghan refugees holding Proof of Registration (PoR) or UNHCR-issued refugee cards, who are planning to return to Afghanistan from Pakistan under the UN Refugee Agency’s facilitated voluntary repatriation programme were informed Mondaythat UNHCR’s Voluntary Repatriation Centres (VRC) in Azakhel, Nowshera and Baleli, in Quetta and the Proof of Registration (PoR) card modification centres will remain closed from 28 June 2023 (Wednesday) to 30 June 2023 (Friday) on account of Eid-ul-Adha.

The Voluntary Repatriation and PoR card Modification (PCM) Centres will reopen on 3 July 2023 (Monday).

As per usual practice, Afghan refugees in Pakistan who wish to proceed through the VRCs after the facilitated returns resume are encouraged to contact the following UNHCR helpline numbers, which are operational between 8am to 8pm, before approaching the centres.