The Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (, wazarat-e- reyasti o sarhadi umoor; abbreviated as SAFRON) was a federal ministry in Pakistan.
The main responsibilities of the ministry were the administrative affairs and development activities in the tribal areas of Pakistan, including Frontier Regions of Pakistan and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
It has been merged into the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan as of 2025.
In 1980, the Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees was established in Islamabad under SAFRON. This was in response to the influx of refugees from Afghanistan to Pakistan from 1979, due to the Soviet invasion and factional fightingÃÂ in Afghanistan.
The main functions of Commissionerate are to manage Afghan refugees and support the provision of basic facilities for the welfare of Afghan refugees, coordinating activities with federal and provincial government, NGOs, and international agencies specially UNHCR.
There is a Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees in each province except Sindh.
Cadet College Razmak, North Waziristan Agency is an autonomous body of the ministry.
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