US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman expressed appreciation for Pakistan's efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan.

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman expressed appreciation for Pakistan's efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, saying that it should be "very proud of 42 years of helping Afghan refugees" and the US, as well as the world, was grateful for that.

Sherman, who was leading a US delegation on a visit to Pakistan, lauded Pakistan's role in this regard during an exclusive interview on PTV News programme 'Shahrah-e-Dastoor'.

In response to a question, she said she had visited a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Documentation Renewal and Information Verification Exercise centre here earlier in the day, where registration cards were being issued for Afghan refugees so that they could have access to facilities such as healthcare in Pakistan.

"It is an extraordinary system," she said, commending Pakistan for persistently helping Afghan refugees over a long period of time.