Pakistan, Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi, Special Representative to the Prime Minister on Religious Harmony, has underlined the critical role of Afghan cooperation in restoring order and maintaining peace both in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

According to Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Ashrafi discussed the rationale behind the repatriation of illegal Afghan nationals to their homeland. He stressed that no country can allow citizens of another nation to stay illegally and expects that registered Afghan refugees and the Afghan government will cooperate with Pakistan in these efforts.