September 18: Anadolu Agency report by Islamuddin Sajid states that the UN refugee agency on Tuesday hailed the new Pakistani premier’s pledge to grant citizenship to around 1.5 million Afghan refugees and Bengalis who have lived in the country for decades. “The UNCHR welcomes the statement by Prime Minister Imran Khan on Afghan children born in Pakistan," Qaiser Afridi, spokesperson for the UNHCR Pakistan, told Anadolu Agency.