Although most Afghans live in refugee camps near the Pakistan-Afghan border and have little contact with Pakistani society and culture , some travel to nearby cities for work or other purposes . The population of Pakistan was about 180 million in 2012 , making it the world 's sixth-most-populous country . Due to political unrest in Pakistan , energy crises , unemployment and strained relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan , Afghan immigrants are viewed as an additional economic and social burden on Pakistan . According to former Pakistani minister Abdul Qadir Baloch in 2013 , Pakistan had spent over $ 200 billion on Afghan refugees in the last 30 year period , and could not afford the economic burden . With the Pakistani population , Afghan refugees were affected by the 2005 earthquake and 2010 floods
2010 floods
2010 Pakistan floods
Afghans in Pakistan