‘Pakistan has soft spot for Afghan refugees, but they have to go back’

Pakistan National Security Advisor Lt Gen. (Retd) Nasir Janjua said Pakistan has a soft spot for the Afghani refugees but they have to go back now, Waqt News reported.
He was addressing a National Conference on Refugees’ crises and its implication for national security.
“We have not taken a U-turn on Afghanistan, but this is not our war,” Janjua said. Regarding the Afghan refugees he added, “It’s our responsibility to send them back to their country now.”
On October 23, 2015 Lt Gen. (Retd) Nasir Janjua was selected as Pakistan’s National Security Advisor. He played the main role in eliminating the anti-state elements while working as Commander of Southern Command in Balochistan after joining the Command on 31 August, 2013 and he remained on the position till retirement.
Under the command of Lt. Gen. Nasir Janjua, Pakistan army carried out many successful operations against Baloch separatists, terrorists and other militant elements.
Janjua had been appointed as President of National Defence University, Vice Chief of General Staff, Brigade Commander at Siachen and Company Commander at Military Academy Kakul.

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