PM stresses global support for refugees from Syria to Afghanistan.

ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday called for renewed policy focus and arrangement of resources to address the suffering of refugees across the world.

'From Syria to Palestine to Afghanistan, their plight calls for renewed policy focus and resources,' he said in a tweet, on World Refugee Day.

The prime minister termed refugees as 'the worst victims of wars and conflicts' besides inflicted by poverty and economic inequality.

He called for global efforts to the developing countries that were extending support to refugees.

'The world should help developing countries who continue to host a large number of refugees,' he said.

The Foreign Office in a statement issued on the World Refugee Day said Pakistan joined the international community in commemorating the day and expressed solidarity with refugees all around the world.

'This Day behooves us to reflect on the drivers of forced displacements and to reaffirm our commitment towards finding sustainable solutions for refugee situations, including through conflict prevention and resolution,' it said.

The FO said the day was also an occasion to reiterate collective resolve for refugee protection under the principle of international burden- and responsibility-sharing.

'Pakistan has shouldered the responsibility of one of the largest and most protracted refugee situations in the world for over four decades. Pakistan continues to host more than three million Afghans,' it said.

The FO said another 0.4 million Rohingyas had also found refuge in Pakistan and the people of Pakistan had demonstrated exemplary...