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AFCHAN REFUGEES MOVE INTO PUNJAB
By the end of this month, Islamabad plans tofghan refugees frost overcrowded areas near Bannu in the North-West Frontier Provinceassp in an isolated and barren area near the town* of Kalabagh in Punjab Province. According to provincialovomor Jilani hat agreed tosaximumfghan refugees sn his province. The refugee population will be evenly divided between two camps, both to be located in Punjab territory west of the Indus River and contiguous to the NWFP.
Comment: The handling of the issue clearly stenteeire to minimize contact between Punjabis and large groups of ethnically different Afghans. Officials in Lahore and Islamabad are eoneerneo that competition for land, water) and eaployssent between Afghan refugees and Punjabis would turn public opinion in Pakistan's oost important province against the government '* refugee policies. The population of the Kalabagh area is largely Puihtun. The Punjab Commisioner for Afghan Refugees will report directly to the provincial Home Secretary inha official responsible for law and order in the province.
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