UNHCR's voluntary repatriation centres will remain closed on 23 March

Registered 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 program are hereby informed, that the UNHCR Voluntary Repatriation Centers (VRCs) in Azakhel in Nowshera and Baleli in Quetta will be closed on account of Pakistan Day on 23 March (Friday) 2018. The centers will reopen on 26 March, 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.

The helpline numbers in Pakistan are given below:

Scheduling numbers for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 03000544491-8

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa helpline: 0300 858 5600

Balochistan helpline: 0333 781 9601; 0333 780 4193; 0333 783 3834

Sindh helpline: 0334-1112008

Islamabad/ Punjab/ Pakistan Administered Kashmir helpline: 0300 501 8568

For more information please visit www.unhcrpk.org

Contact numbers for encashment centres in Afghanistan

Kabul: 0093 (0)791 990 244

Samar Khel, Nangarhar province: 093 (0) 791 990 201 or 0093 (0) 791 990 340

Jamal Mayna, Kandahar province: 0093 (0) 791 990 369, 0093 (0) 791 990 368