Islamabad: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is likely to visit Pakistan later this month to attend a refugee conference, according to UN and diplomatic sources.

An official statement issued by the Pakistani government on Sunday said that Pakistan would hold an international conference later this month to mark four decades of the presence of Afghan refugees in the country, Dawn reported.

The two-day conference - "40 years of Afghan Refugees Presence in Pakistan: A New Partnership for Solidarity" - would be held in Islamabad on February 17-18.

Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate the conference, which will bring participants from 20 countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.