*KOHAT: *Minister for Safron Shehryar Afridi has warned Afghan Refugees ofRed lines.
He has vowed to protect Pakistan’s geographical boundaries, territorialintegrity and national unity, saying no one will be allowed to cross “ourred lines”.
Addressing a festivity at the Ghamkol Sharif Afghan Refugees Camp on thethird day of Eidul Fitr on Friday, the minister said, “Pakistan, throughthick and thin, has generously hosted over four million Afghan refugees forthe last four decades.”
The ceremony began with the Pakistan and Afghanistan national anthems.Children performed a special play to showcase the kind and generoushospitality offered by Pakistan to the war-affected refugees.
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Addressing a congregation of Afghan leaders, the minister said despitehaving separate identities and history, Pakistan and Afghanistan haddefeated foreign occupation forces.
“During the past four decades, Pakistan passed through different phases. Wesuffered on the economic front but never passed this financial impact on toour generous support to our Afghan guests,” said Afridi. “We don’t needanything in return for our generous hosting of Afghan refugees. We justwant Afghans to respect our territorial integrity and geographicalboundaries which are our red lines. Respect our national flag which is thesymbol of our pride. And respect the sanctity of our federating units –Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Balochistan,Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. We don’t ask you for anythingelse in return for this hospitality.”
