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Article: UNHCR, Radio Pakistan produce programme regarding Afghan refugees return.
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- PPI - Pakistan Press International
- Article date:
- December 1, 2004
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(Islamabad, Dec. 01 PPI): As the clock ticks toward 3:15 on a Wednesday afternoon, an Afghan refugee tunes a radio in his small grocery shop on the outskirts of Quetta to hear a new UNHCR programme for Afghan refugees. "Good afternoon. This is Radio Pakistan, and now it's time for the UNHCR-sponsored programme for Afghan refugees. We are your hosts, Nazir Hannawal and Farzana Khan," the male and female voices say on 28-year-old Nazik Mir's radio. He keeps listening to the programme as he steps away to attend to customers. The 10-minute-long programme, aired twice a week, tells Afghan refugees about the latest developments in Afghanistan, and provides updates on the UNHCR ...