GHALANAl: The political administration of Mohmand Agency has ordered unregistered Afghan refugees, mostly living in Ekkaghund subdivision, to leave the tribal region within six days.

An official told this scribe that they issued a written notice to all the unregistered Afghan refugees to leave the area within six days. He said that strict action would be taken against those Afghans, who would not follow the notification.

The administration has also warned local tribesmen against renting out houses to Afghan refugees. `All Afghan refugees residing illegally in Mohmand Agency should return to Afghanistan within a week or face action,` the administration announced through loudspeakers in mosques.

However, Assistant Political Agent Naveed Akbar said that the deadline of July 10 was set for the selected Afghan refugees and not for all of them residing in the tribal region.

The announcement said that Afghan shopkeepers and traders should sell their outlets and return to their homeland.

Meanwhile, the sports department in collaboration with director sports of Fata Secretariat distributed sports kits, trophies and cash prizes among various teams in different tehsils of Mohmand Agency during Eid Millan cricket tournaments. Saeed Akhtar Khan, the agency sports manager, along with officials of political administration visited far flung areas of the agency and conducted cricket tournaments there.