REFUGEES IN CONTEXT: UNDERSTANDING THE LIFE PATTERNS OF AFGHAN REFUGEES IN QUETTA

Abstract

The word refugee means that an individual is taking shelter in another territory due to the life threatening situation in its own native land. The refugee does not have free access to the utilities enjoyed by the inhabitant of the migrated land. The balance between the demands of supply of basic necessities is harmed prevailing anarchy in the society. Law and order situation aggravates because the refugee ojien use illegitimate means for earning their livelihood. The society becomes vulnerable due to the difference of language and other social norms . Quetta the provincial capital of the Baluchistan province has been the hot spot area for understanding the changes inoculated to the society because of the refugees. The city has an enormous number of refuges and they are not from the same ancestral origin. The migrants include the ancient Persian to the modern day 's Afghans. The city has no regularity authority regarding the refugees. There have been certain parliamentary bills passed which accounted for the proper legislation of some refugees. Several refilgees were interviewed in this research. This research utilizes "Pull and Push Factors" theory to analyze all the pros and cons of the Chargaff. The study showed that the number of refilgees in a particular area is directly proportional to the lack of opportunities to earn the livelihood in a legal way. The conclusion was made that there has to be a registration mechanism for the refugees and some rehabilitafion way to make them settle in their ancestral native lands.