Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), traveled to Pakistan to discuss the challenges faced by Afghan migrants and to meet with some of them in the country.

During his visit, Grandi assured Afghan migrants that he would address their concerns through discussions with Pakistani officials over the course of his three-day trip.

Pakistani journalist Tahir Khan told TOLOnews, "It is said that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees will also meet with the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister."

Some Afghan migrants in Pakistan hope that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees will reach an agreement with Pakistani officials to address their challenges.

Afghan migrants in Pakistan have also stated that they are facing serious economic and social challenges in the country.

An Afghan citizen in Pakistan told TOLOnews: "Our request to the United Nations and the Afghan government is to negotiate with Pakistan to extend the validity of our cards."

Mohammad Baqir Ahmadi, a refugee’s rights activist, said: "The UNHCR office in Pakistan has claimed for three years that the Pakistani government does not allow them to issue any kind of residency cards, a claim that the head of UNHCR Pakistan reiterated in our meeting."

Additionally, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations has asked the UNHCR to use its influence to prevent the forced expulsion of Afghan migrants from host countries.

Abdul Mutalib Haqqani, spokesman for the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations, said: "The United Nations and the international community must use their influence to pressure all host countries to ensure the fundamental rights of (the migrants) are preserved."

Previously, Munir Akram, Pakistan's permanent representative to the United Nations, said that Islamabad hopes that 1.5 million registered Afghan migrants will soon return to their country with the financial support of the United Nations.