I Am Here. Pakistan.
Panian Camp
34.00597, 72.8663
Established in the 1980’s for Afghan refugees fleeing the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
It was formally recognized as a refugee camp in 2008.
Population: 58,050 (2018)
Shamshatoo Camp
33.879653, 71.7118291
Established in 2000 for Afghani refugees escaping the civil war and severe droughts.
If today most of its residents have gone back to Afghanistan, the camp population reached 61,205 in 2010.
Population: 18,817 (2020)
“There is peace. All people live like one family.”
— Asmatullah Nasiry
“home”
— Saeedullah Khan
“Love you Shamshatoo. My birth place, unforgettable place.”
— Muhammad Murtaza Ibrahimkhail
