ISLAMABAD: Minster for States and Frontier Regions Abdul Qadir Baloch says Pakistan desires dignified return of Afghans to their homeland. 

In an interview, he said the option of forced repatriation of Afghan refugees is not under consideration by the time.

The Minister said the Afghan refugees had to go back by December 2015, but deadline was repeatedly extended. Now Pakistan's economy can no more afford their burden.

He said Pakistan does not have capacity to absorb such big chunk of population and whatever time they stay in the country, their status will be that of refugees and finally they will have to go back.