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31 January 2019
PAKISTAN
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Title:
Overview - Pakistan
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
19 May 2016
Accessed Date:
23 January 2018
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Accessed Date:
4 January 2016
Title:
Pakistan. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Title:
Pakistan. Administrative Divisions.
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
27 October 2015
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
Pakistan. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
16 January 2019
Accessed Date:
21 January 2019
Title:
Pakistan: Country Report
Source:
Asylum Research Centre
Date of Document:
18 June 2018
Accessed Date:
11 January 2019
Title:
Pakistan. L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
4 January 2018
Accessed Date:
23 January 2018
Title:
UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Members of Religious Minorities from Pakistan
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
January 2017
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Pakistan: Prison conditions. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
June 2016
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
Maps. Pakistan: Challenges and Perspectives.
Source:
Austria. Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior.
Accessed Date:
11 January 2019
Title:
Pakistan: situation au Waziristan du Nord et à Karachi
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
2 May 2016
Author:
Anne-Kathrin Glatz
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Pakistan: Background information, including actors of protection, and internal relocation. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
July 2017
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Pakistan: Sexual orientation and gender identity. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
April 2016
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Pakistan: Land disputes. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
January 2017
Accessed Date:
30 January 2017
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Pakistan: Ahmadis. Version 3.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
June 2018
Accessed Date:
28 January 2019
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Pakistan: Shia Muslims. Version 2.0
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
January 2019
Accessed Date:
29 January 2019
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Pakistan: Christians and Christian converts. Version 3.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
September 2018
Accessed Date:
11 January 2019
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Pakistan: Security and humanitarian situation, including fear of militant groups. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
January 2019
Accessed Date:
21 January 2019
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Pakistan: Women fearing gender-based harm / violence. Version 3.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
February 2016
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Pakistan: Interfaith marriage. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
January 2016
Accessed Date:
21 January 2016
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; family law; honour crimes; identity documents; international guidance note; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; religion; social services; statistics
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Pakistan: Hazaras. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
November 2016
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
Pakistan: COI Compilation
Source:
Austrian Red Cross. Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation.
Date of Document:
August 2016
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
Pakistan: KP and FATA - Areas of Displacement, Hosting and Returns as of 31 May 2018
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
31 May 2018
Accessed Date:
21 January 2019
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report. Pakistan: Security Situation.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
October 2018
Accessed Date:
11 January 2019
Title:
DFAT Country Information Report: Pakistan
Source:
Australia. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Date of Document:
1 September 2017
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Pakistan. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
20 April 2018
Accessed Date:
25 April 2018
Title:
Concluding observations on the initial report of Pakistan
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Committee.
Date of Document:
23 August 2017
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Pakistan. Amnesty International Report 2017/2018: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
22 February 2018
Accessed Date:
11 January 2019
Title:
Pakistan. World Report 2019: Events of 2018.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2019
Accessed Date:
21 January 2019
Title:
State of human rights in 2017
Source:
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
Accessed Date:
11 January 2019
Title:
Pakistan. The State of Conflict and Violence in Asia.
Source:
The Asia Foundation
Date of Document:
11 October 2017
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Pakistan. Freedom in the World 2018.
Accessed Date:
11 January 2019
Title:
Pakistani Kashmir. Freedom in the World 2018.
Accessed Date:
11 January 2019
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21: Pakistan
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/28/PAK/1
Date of Document:
4 September 2017
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Fact Finding Mission Report: Pakistan. Revised Edition.
Source:
Austria. Austrian Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum.
Date of Document:
January 2016
Accessed Date:
11 January 2019
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on Pakistan
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/28/PAK/3
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
23 August 2017
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Compilation on Pakistan
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/28/PAK/2
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
4 September 2017
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain passports; multi-biometric electronic passports, including procedures for issuance within and outside the country, including Canada; manual passport procedures
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 December 2012
Accessed Date:
25 January 2013
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Whether a former Pakistani citizen can reacquire his/her Pakistani citizenship, including requirements and procedures (2012- November 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 December 2015
Accessed Date:
26 January 2016
Keywords:
children; citizenship; identity documents; legislation
Title:
Smart National Identity Card (SNIC), including content, validity period, purpose, and associated benefits
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 November 2013
Accessed Date:
29 January 2014
Keywords:
children; citizenship; identity documents; social services
Title:
Report On Citizenship Law: Pakistan
Source:
European University Institute. European Union Democracy Observatory on Citizenship.
Date of Document:
December 2016
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs), including overseas identity cards; issuance procedures
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 January 2013
Accessed Date:
25 January 2013
Keywords:
citizenship; identity documents; statistics
Title:
Fraudulent documents, including non-identity documents such as academic qualification documents, travel documents, First Information Requests (FIRs), land ownership titles and newspaper articles, and identity documents including identity cards ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 January 2015
Accessed Date:
28 January 2015
Keywords:
citizenship; corruption; document fraud; identity documents; institutional efficacy; legislation; nationality; organized crime; police corruption; religion; trafficking in persons
Title:
Certificate of domicile; requirements and procedures to obtain it
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 January 2013
Accessed Date:
25 January 2013
Keywords:
citizenship; identity documents; legislation
Title:
Pakistan Citizenship Act, 1951
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
children; citizenship; legislation; marriage
Title:
Whether the spouse of a citizen of Pakistan can acquire citizenship; if so, information requirements, procedures and documents needed
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 October 2010
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; legislation; marriage
Title:
Validity period of a Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC), particularly whether CNICs for adults and seniors can have a date of issue where the day and month of the date of issue are different from the day and month of the expiration date
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 October 2013
Accessed Date:
29 January 2014
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Procedures to obtain a driver's license; appearance of driver's licenses (2013-January 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 January 2017
Accessed Date:
31 January 2017
Title:
Whether the Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) number changes when a person gets married; information added or changed on the CNIC after marriage (2003-July 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 July 2013
Accessed Date:
30 January 2014
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Process for the registration of births, particularly in Karachi; whether children born in 2009 and 2010 in Karachi would be registered with both a District Municipal Corporation (DMC) and a Union Council Administration (UCA), with each issuing...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 July 2013
Accessed Date:
29 January 2014
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
The Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC), the Smart National Identity Card (SNIC), and the National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP), including issuance procedures, content, validity, and purpose (2017-December 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 January 2019
Accessed Date:
28 January 2019
Title:
Pakistan Reciprocity Schedule
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
11 January 2019
Title:
Requirements for a minor to obtain a visa to travel to Canada with only one parent; whether minors need official permission of the non-travelling parent (2013-June 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 June 2015
Accessed Date:
11 January 2016
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Requirements for a minor to obtain a US non-immigrant visa in Pakistan when travelling with only one parent, in particular, whether they need the official permission of the non-travelling parent
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 April 2015
Accessed Date:
27 January 2016
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Tenant registration systems, including implementation; whether authorities share information on tenant registration (2015-December 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
23 January 2018
Accessed Date:
30 January 2018
Title:
Table D.9 Pakistan Case Study. Review of National Identity Programs.
Source:
International Telecommunication Union
Accessed Date:
23 January 2018
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain a Family Registration Certificate (FRC), including from abroad; information contained on the FRC, including whether names of family members who are deceased or reside abroad appear on the document (2016-January 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 January 2018
Accessed Date:
29 January 2018
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
National Parliaments: Pakistan
Source:
United States. The Law Library of Congress. Global Legal Research Center.
Date of Document:
February 2017
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
The Jammu Kashmir National Awami Party (JKNAP), including history, structure, areas of operation, and activities; incidents of violence committed by party members; treatment of party members by authorities (2004-2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 June 2017
Accessed Date:
24 January 2018
Title:
Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Election for President of 30 July 2013.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
8 January 2014
Keywords:
election; political activities; political organizations
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Transformation Index 2018 Country Report: Pakistan.
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
11 January 2019
Title:
Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Election for Qaumī Asimbli'e Pākistān (Pakistani National Assembly) of 11 May 2013.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
8 January 2014
Keywords:
election; political activities; political organizations
Title:
Pakistan : Le Mohajir Qaumi Mahaz – Haqiqi (MQM-H). Un antagonism violent avec le Muttahida Qaumi Mahaz (MQM) dans la ville de Karachi.
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
29 April 2016
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Pakistan. National Assembly.
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Date of Document:
17 August 2018
Accessed Date:
11 January 2019
Title:
Treatment by state and non-state agents of individuals and political factions that support or advocate for Kashmiri independence
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 November 2011
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; disappeared persons; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; institutional efficacy; legal system; legislation; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; state surveillance; torture
Title:
Pakistan: Stoking the Fire in Karachi. Asia Report N°284.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
15 February 2017
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Ceasefire Violations in Jammu and Kashmir: A Line on Fire
Source:
United States Institute of Peace
Date of Document:
15 September 2017
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Islamic Republic of Pakistan European Union Election Observation Mission. Final Report: General Elections, 25 July 2018.
Source:
European Union. Election Observation Mission.
Date of Document:
October 2018
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Election for Qaumī Asimbli'e Pākistān (Pakistani National Assembly) of 25 July 2018.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
Shaping a New Peace in Pakistan's Tribal Areas. Asia Briefing N°150.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
20 August 2018
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
The Jammu Kashmir People's National Party (JKPNP), including structure, leadership, objectives, activities and support for independence of Kashmir; requirements and procedures to become a member, including documents issued to members ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 November 2018
Accessed Date:
24 January 2019
Title:
Devolution of Power in Pakistan
Source:
United States Institute of Peace
Date of Document:
March 2018
Author:
Syed Mohammad Ali
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Honour killings targeting men and women
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 January 2013
Accessed Date:
30 January 2013
Keywords:
abduction; children; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; family law; femicide; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; religion; sexual violence; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons; tribes/clans
Title:
Circumstances under which a woman has the legal right to get a divorce through the courts (judicial divorce) through her own initiative; circumstances under which single women can live alone
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 November 2010
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
family law; gender equality; legal system; legislation; marriage; religion
Title:
Fifth periodic report submitted by Pakistan under article 18 of the Convention, due in 2017
Date of Document:
23 October 2018
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
The Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence Act 2016 (Act XVI of 2016)
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Domestic violence, including effectiveness of the Protection of Women (Criminal Laws Amendment) Act, 2006; state protection and services available to victims
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 January 2013
Accessed Date:
30 January 2013
Keywords:
domestic violence; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; police corruption; police efficacy; police report; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Recourse and resources available to female victims of violence in Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore (2013-December 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 January 2015
Accessed Date:
28 January 2015
Keywords:
domestic violence; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; police efficacy; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Forced Marriages and Inheritance Deprivation: A Research Study Exploring Substantive Structural Gaps in the Implementation of Prevention of Anti-Women Practices (Criminal Law Amendment) Act, 2011 in Six Select Districts of Pakistan
Date of Document:
October 2014
Accessed Date:
4 January 2016
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; legislation; marriage; political organizations; social services
Title:
Practice of polygamy, including legislation; rights of the first wife versus the second, including whether she has the right to refuse a second wife (2011-2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 December 2013
Accessed Date:
29 January 2014
Keywords:
family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; legal system; legislation; marriage
Title:
Pakistan. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Accessed Date:
21 January 2019
Title:
Treatment of infertile couples by society; legality of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and the use of sperm donors (2011-January 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 February 2014
Accessed Date:
28 January 2015
Keywords:
children; gender equality; legal system; marriage; religion; statistics
Title:
Women, Violence and Conflict in Pakistan. Asia Report N°265.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
8 April 2015
Accessed Date:
4 May 2015
Keywords:
conflict; domestic violence; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; legislation; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; social services; statistics
Title:
Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Pakistan
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Rights of the Child.
Date of Document:
11 July 2016
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
Criminal Law (Amendment) (Offences in the Name or on pretext of Honour) Act, 2016
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Criminal Law (Amendment) (Offences Relating to Rape) Act, 20l6
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
The Criminalisation of Rape in Pakistan
Source:
Chr. Michelsen Institute
Date of Document:
September 2017
Author:
Shehar Bano Khan; Shirin Gul
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Les femmes adultères
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatries.
Date of Document:
5 March 2018
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
Assessment Of Medico-Legal Systems Responsiveness To Gender Based Violence In Pakistan
Source:
Research and Development Solutions
Date of Document:
January 2016
Author:
Adnan Khan; Ayesha Khan
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
Basic profile of child marriage in Pakistan
Date of Document:
March 2016
Author:
Chata Malé; Quentin Wodon.
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
Understanding intimate partner violence in Pakistan through a male lens
Source:
Overseas Development Institute
Date of Document:
March 2017
Author:
Rozina Karmaliani et al
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Domestic violence in intercaste marriages; state protection and support services for victims (2015-January 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 January 2019
Accessed Date:
28 January 2019
Title:
Treatment of sexual and gender minorities by society and authorities; state protection and support services available (2017-January 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 January 2019
Accessed Date:
30 January 2019
Title:
Situation of sexual minorities in Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore, including treatment by society and authorities; state protection (2010-2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 January 2014
Accessed Date:
29 January 2014
Keywords:
legislation; police corruption; police efficacy; sexual minorities; social services
Title:
Pakistan. State-Sponsored Homophobia 2017: A world survey of sexual orientation laws: criminalisation, protection and recognition.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
May 2017
Author:
Aengus Carroll; Lucas Ramón Mendos
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2018
Date of Document:
7 March 2018
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
Incidents of violence or mistreatment involving sexual minorities in Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore; loss of employment or inability to rent housing due to sexual orientation (2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 January 2015
Accessed Date:
28 January 2015
Keywords:
crime; domestic violence; extralegal executions/killings; gender-based violence; police efficacy; sexual minorities; sexual violence
Title:
Silent No More. Transgender Community in Pakistan. A Research Study.
Source:
Aurat Foundation; Information Services Foundation
Date of Document:
September 2016
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Pakistan. Trans Legal Mapping Report: Recognition before the law.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
November 2017
Author:
Zhan Chiam; Sandra Duffy; Matilda González Gil
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militant group, including its leaders, activities, and areas of operation; actions taken by authorities against JeM; state protection offered to people targeted by JeM (2013-January 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 February 2015
Accessed Date:
11 January 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; minorities; religion
Title:
Pakistan : Les acteurs du conflit armé au Baloutchistan
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
8 September 2015
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
Pakistan. Country Reports on Terrorism 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
September 2018
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
Pakistan. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2018, Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2018
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
Pakistan: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2018
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
Pakistan's Jihadist Heartland: Southern Punjab. Asia Report N°279.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
30 May 2016
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
Source:
Stanford University. Mapping Militant Organizations.
Date of Document:
6 August 2017
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), including structure, objectives, areas of operations, militant activities and targets; state response (2011-June 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 July 2014
Accessed Date:
28 January 2015
Keywords:
extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; institutional efficacy; police/security forces; transport infrastructure
Title:
Pakistan 2018 Crime and Safety Report: Islamabad
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
21 May 2018
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
Pakistan 2018 Crime and Safety Report: Karachi
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
20 March 2018
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
Balochistan: Pakistan's forgotten conflict. Briefing Paper Number 6106.
Source:
United Kingdom. House of Commons Library.
Date of Document:
2 January 2018
Accessed Date:
23 January 2018
Title:
Information on state efforts to combat and prosecute members of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, including through special courts (2015-December 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 January 2017
Accessed Date:
31 January 2017
Title:
The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), including its objectives, leaders, and affiliations; treatment by authorities and society; situation near the Line of Control (2012 - July 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 July 2016
Accessed Date:
31 January 2017
Title:
The Islamic State in Pakistan
Source:
United States Institute of Peace
Date of Document:
21 September 2016
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
Terrorism Prosecution in Pakistan
Source:
United States Institute of Peace
Date of Document:
25 April 2016
Author:
Syed Manzar Abbas Zaidi
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
Violence against doctors, including killings, kidnappings and extortion, including against doctors in Quetta; whether the Taliban targets doctors in Pakistan; violence against female doctors; state protection (2013-February 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 March 2016
Accessed Date:
23 January 2018
Title:
Situation of retired military officers, including role in society and business interests; specific state protection available to military and ex-military members (2012-December 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 January 2015
Accessed Date:
11 January 2016
Keywords:
military service; police/security forces; social services
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Whether First Information Reports (FIRs) include caste information; whether FIRs can be submitted online (2017-December 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 January 2019
Accessed Date:
28 January 2019
Title:
Concluding observations on the initial report of Pakistan
Source:
United Nations. Committee against Torture.
Date of Document:
1 June 2017
Accessed Date:
12 January 2018
Title:
Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2016
Accessed Date:
12 January 2018
Title:
Requirements and procedures for issuance of a valid arrest warrant; whether requirements are adhered to in practice (2014-December 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 December 2015
Accessed Date:
25 January 2016
Keywords:
crime; police/security forces; warrants
Title:
Whether individuals can obtain a certified copy of a First Information Report (FIR) from abroad through a proxy, including where a proxy must go to obtain FIRs, and requirements and procedures
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 January 2012
Accessed Date:
25 January 2013
Keywords:
crime; identity documents; police corruption; police efficacy; police report
Title:
Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2011 (Act VIII of 2011)
Accessed Date:
8 January 2014
Keywords:
legislation; police/security forces; warrants
Title:
Implementation and Monitoring of the National Action Plan
Source:
Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency
Date of Document:
May 2017
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
Military Injustice in Pakistan: A Briefing Paper
Source:
International Commission of Jurists
Date of Document:
June 2016
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Police corruption; authorities responsible for receiving complaints against the police, including effectiveness; and procedures to submit a complaint against the police (2012-January 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 January 2016
Accessed Date:
27 January 2016
Keywords:
corruption; extralegal executions/killings; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; torture
Title:
Frequently Applied Police Laws & Criminal Procedures: An Abridged Compendium. 1st Edition.
Source:
Research Society of International Law
Date of Document:
July 2016
Accessed Date:
12 January 2018
Title:
“This Crooked System”: Police Abuse and Reform in Pakistan
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
25 September 2016
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
State of Privacy Pakistan
Source:
Privacy International
Date of Document:
January 2018
Accessed Date:
25 January 2018
Title:
Pakistan. Freedom of the Press 2017.
Accessed Date:
12 January 2018
Title:
Pakistan. State of the Internet in Asia: The Case of India, Malaysia and Pakistan.
Source:
Association for Progressive Communications
Date of Document:
October 2017
Accessed Date:
12 January 2018
Title:
Pakistan. Freedom on the Net 2018.
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
Acts of Intimidation: In Pakistan, journalists' fear and censorship grow even as fatal violence declines
Source:
Committee to Protect Journalists
Date of Document:
12 September 2018
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
Pakistan. International Religious Freedom Report for 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
29 May 2018
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
The faith of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, including its origin, beliefs and rituals (August 2005)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
31 August 2005
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
children; gender equality; legal system; religion; social services
Title:
Whether section 298 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) refers to any offence under religious law or Shari'a and, if so, the penalty under religious law or Shari'a
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 January 2002
Accessed Date:
20 March 2013
Keywords:
freedom of expression; legal system; legislation; religion
Title:
Pakistan. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Annual Report 2018.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
April 2018
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
How Shia Muslims differ from Sunnis; treatment of Shias, particularly in Lahore and Multan; government response to violence against Shia Muslims (2010-December 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 January 2014
Accessed Date:
29 January 2014
Keywords:
conflict; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; judicial efficacy; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces; religion; statistics
Title:
Situation of Ahmadis, including treatment by society and authorities; legal status and rights with regards to political participation, education, and employment (2013-January 2016)
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide TB7-01837 and published as 12.6 in the Pakistan National Documentation Package, dated 29 April 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 January 2016
Accessed Date:
27 January 2016
Keywords:
election; extralegal executions/killings; identity documents; legislation; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; religion; statistics
Title:
“We are the Walking Dead”: Killings of Shia Hazaras in Balochistan, Pakistan
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
June 2014
Accessed Date:
14 July 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; map; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; race; religion; statistics
Title:
Registration procedures and documents of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at in Canada, the US and the UK
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 January 2013
Accessed Date:
30 January 2013
Keywords:
document fraud; identity documents; minorities; religion
Title:
Religious conversion, including treatment of converts and forced conversions (2009-2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 January 2013
Accessed Date:
30 January 2013
Keywords:
abduction; children; crime; freedom of expression; gender equality; honour crimes; identity documents; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; marriage; minorities; organized crime; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; religion; sexual violence; trafficking in persons
Title:
Registration procedures and documents of the Lahore Ahmadiyya associations in Canada, the US and the UK
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
24 January 2013
Accessed Date:
25 January 2013
Keywords:
document fraud; identity documents; minorities; religion
Title:
Minorities under attack: Faith-based discrimination and violence in Pakistan
Source:
International Federation for Human Rights
Date of Document:
24 February 2015
Accessed Date:
8 January 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of expression; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; penal system; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; social services
Title:
Reports of ill-treatment of members of the Zikri sect in Lahore, Islamabad and Quetta, including whether state protection is available; whether there is an affiliation between Sufism and Zikri (2008-July 2010)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
25 August 2010
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
crime; institutional efficacy; minorities; police efficacy; religion
Title:
Situation of Christians in Pakistan, including social and government attitudes, treatment and rights (2010-2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 January 2013
Accessed Date:
30 January 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; children; crime; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; gender equality; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; marriage; minorities; police corruption; police/security forces; religion; sexual violence; torture
Title:
Intermarriage between a non-Ahmadi Muslim and an Ahmadi; whether the marriage would be legally recognized; the consequences for the couple and the officiant of the marriage
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 November 2009
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
legal system; legislation; marriage; religion
Title:
Information on marriage registration, including mixed marriages
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 January 2013
Accessed Date:
30 January 2013
Keywords:
legal system; legislation; marriage; religion
Title:
Pakistan: Shi'a and Hazaras. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
June 2018
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
Les attaques à l'encontre des ahmadis depuis 2010
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatridess
Date of Document:
15 March 2018
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
Report of the fact finding mission to Pakistan. A Beleaguered Community: On the rising persecution of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
Source:
Asian Human Rights Commission; International Human Rights Committee
Accessed Date:
8 January 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; children; crime; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender equality; identity documents; labour; legal system; legislation; map; marriage; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; rejected asylum seekers; religion; sexual violence; torture
Title:
Pakistan. Respecting Rights? Measuring the World's Blasphemy Laws.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
July 2017
Author:
Joelle Fiss; Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum
Accessed Date:
12 January 2018
Title:
Treatment of persons in mixed Sunni-Shia marriages; ability to relocate to other parts of the country; state protection available (2017-December 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
31 December 2018
Accessed Date:
28 January 2019
Title:
Pakistan : Rituels et pratiques chiites
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
26 April 2016
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
Hindu Marriage Act, 2017
Accessed Date:
12 January 2018
Title:
Whether the children of a Christian convert can be denied inheritance rights by their father's Muslim relatives; whether property and land to be inherited by a male Christian heir revert automatically to Muslim relatives (2014-April 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 April 2016
Accessed Date:
23 January 2018
Title:
Forced Marriages and Forced Conversions in the Christian Community of Pakistan
Source:
Movement for Solidarity and Peace
Date of Document:
April 2014
Accessed Date:
7 January 2015
Keywords:
abduction; children; crime; domestic violence; extralegal executions/killings; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; police/security forces; religion; sexual violence; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Freedom of religion or belief in Pakistan
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
12 October 2016
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
The situation of Christians in Pakistan
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
24 October 2016
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
Selected rights violations against Christians
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
3 October 2016
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
Lahore Easter attack: The aftermath for Christians
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
24 October 2016
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
On Trial: The Implementation of Pakistan's Blasphemy Laws
Source:
International Commission of Jurists
Date of Document:
4 November 2015
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
State of Religious Freedom in Pakistan
Author:
Rabia Mehmood; Syed Hassan Akbar
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
'As Good as Dead': The Impact of the Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
21 December 2016
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
Religious and ethnic groups in Rabwah, including population size and regional distribution; availability of employment and housing for Ahmadis; situation of Ahmadis, including social discrimination (2015-2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 January 2017
Accessed Date:
31 January 2017
Title:
Pakistan: Christians. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
June 2018
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
Pakistan: Ahmaddiyas. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
June 2018
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
The Ahmadzai Waziri [Ahmedzai Waziri; Ahmadzai Wazir; Ahmedzai Wazir] tribe, including distinguishing features, locations, religion, cultural practices and occupations; treatment by authorities, including ability to obtain identity ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 June 2018
Accessed Date:
29 January 2019
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined twenty-first to twenty-third periodic reports of Pakistan
Code:
CERD/C/PAK/CO/21-23
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Date of Document:
3 October 2016
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
The Magsi ethnic group, including inter-tribal violence, particularly between the Magsi Mohammadani and the Mughlani Magsi (2014 - February 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 February 2016
Accessed Date:
24 January 2018
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined twenty-first to twenty-third periodic reports of Pakistan. Addendum: Information received from Pakistan on follow-up to the concluding observations.
Code:
CERD/C/PAK/CO/21-23/Add.1
Date of Document:
19 December 2018
Accessed Date:
21 January 2019
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Whether the Penal Code, Passport Act 1974 and Emigration Ordinance 1979 contain provisions regarding returning nationals who are failed refugee claimants; amendments, if any, to the Passport Act and Emigration Ordinance; interview and detention of...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 June 2003
Accessed Date:
20 March 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; corruption; crime; document fraud; freedom of movement; identity documents; legal system; legislation; rejected asylum seekers
Title:
Airport security screening procedures for passengers departing on international flights, including whether authorities verify if a passenger is wanted by the police (2015-December 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 January 2018
Accessed Date:
29 January 2018
Title:
Pakistan: Solutions to Displacement Elusive For Both New And Protracted IDPS
Source:
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
Date of Document:
24 August 2015
Accessed Date:
8 January 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; children; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; gangs; gender equality; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; map; minorities; organized crime; religion; social services; statistics
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
Title:
Situation of Ahmadis, including treatment by society and authorities; legal status and rights with regards to political participation, education, and employment (2013-January 2016)
Additional Info.:
Document referenced in the Refugee Appeal Division Jurisprudential Guide TB7-01837 and published as 12.6 in the Pakistan National Documentation Package, dated 29 April 2016.
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 January 2016
Accessed Date:
27 January 2016
Keywords:
election; extralegal executions/killings; identity documents; legislation; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; religion; statistics
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 30 April 2018:
Title:
Pakistan. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
10 January 2018
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pk.html
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Pakistan: Ahmadis. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
May 2016
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/566234/Pakistan-_Ahmadis.pdf
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Pakistan: Shia Muslims.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
February 2015
URL:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/566240/cig_pakistan_shias.pdf
Accessed Date:
4 January 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; international guidance note; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; religion
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Pakistan: Christians and Christian converts. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
May 2016
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/566235/Pakistan-Christians_and_Christian_converts.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Pakistan: Security and humanitarian situation. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
November 2015
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/566239/PAK_Security_and_humanitarian_situation.pdf
Accessed Date:
21 January 2016
Keywords:
armed groups; children; conflict; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; gender-based violence; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; internal displacement; international guidance note; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; religion; sexual violence; statistics
Title:
Pakistan: KP and FATA - Areas of Displacement, Hosting and Returns as of 31 December 2017
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
5 January 2018
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/pak708_conflict_idps_fatakp_v63_a3_p_20180105.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report. Pakistan: Security Situation.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
August 2017
URL:
https://coi.easo.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/PakistanSecuritySituation2017.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Pakistan. Amnesty International Report 2016/2017: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/asia-and-the-pacific/pakistan/report-pakistan/
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Pakistan. World Report 2018: Events of 2017.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2018
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2018/country-chapters/pakistan
Accessed Date:
23 January 2018
Title:
State of human rights in 2016
Source:
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
URL:
http://hrcp-web.org/hrcpweb/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/State-of-Human-Rights-in-2016.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Pakistan. Freedom in the World 2017.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2017/pakistan
Accessed Date:
23 January 2018
Title:
Pakistani Kashmir. Freedom in the World 2016.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/pakistani-kashmir
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
Fact Finding Mission Report: Pakistan
Source:
Austria. Austrian Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum.
Date of Document:
September 2015
URL:
http://www.bfa.gv.at/files/berichte/BFA_pakistan_ffm_report_2015_09_v2.pdf
Accessed Date:
4 January 2016
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; citizenship; corruption; country overview; disappeared persons; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender-based violence; government corruption; honour crimes; human rights activists; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; map; marriage; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; torture
Title:
Pakistan Reciprocity Schedule
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Pakistan.html
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Bertelsmann Stiftung, BTI 2016 — Pakistan Country Report.
Source:
Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung
URL:
http://www.bti-project.org/fileadmin/files/BTI/Downloads/Reports/2016/pdf/BTI_2016_Pakistan.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
Pakistan. National Assembly.
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Date of Document:
14 December 2017
URL:
http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2241.htm
Accessed Date:
23 January 2018
Title:
Pakistan. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2014.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
URL:
http://www.genderindex.org/country/pakistan/
Accessed Date:
28 November 2014
Keywords:
abduction; children; citizenship; disappeared persons; domestic violence; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; female genital mutilation; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; human rights activists; identity documents; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; police corruption; police efficacy; police report; political activities; religion; sexual violence; social services; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Pakistan. Country Reports on Terrorism 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
July 2017
URL:
https://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/crt/2016/272233.htm#PAKISTAN
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Pakistan. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2017, Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2017
URL:
https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/268025.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Pakistan (Tier 2 Watch List). Trafficking in Persons Report 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2017
URL:
https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2017/271258.htm
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Pakistan 2017 Crime & Safety Report: Islamabad
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
31 January 2017
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Pages/ContentReportDetails.aspx?cid=21161
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Pakistan 2017 Crime & Safety Report: Karachi
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
1 February 2017
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/pages/ContentReportDetails.aspx?cid=21168
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Pakistan. Freedom on the Net 2017.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2017/pakistan
Accessed Date:
23 January 2018
Title:
Pakistan. International Religious Freedom Report for 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
15 August 2017
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/religiousfreedom/index.htm?year=2016&dlid=268940
Accessed Date:
12 January 2018
Title:
Pakistan. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Annual Report 2017.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
April 2017
URL:
http://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/2017.USCIRFAnnualReport.pdf
Accessed Date:
12 January 2018
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Pakistan: Fear of the Taliban and Other Militant Groups.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
8 May 2014
URL:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/566243/Pakistan_CIG.Fear_Taliban.pdf
Accessed Date:
13 August 2014
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; conflict; country overview; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; internal displacement; international guidance note; legal system; map; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; statistics
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Pakistan: Religious Freedom.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
14 July 2014
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/5476e64b4.html
Accessed Date:
13 August 2014
Keywords:
abduction; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; gender equality; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; international guidance note; legal system; legislation; map; marriage; minorities; police efficacy; religion; sexual violence; statistics
Title:
Whether a former Pakistani citizen can reacquire his/her Pakistani citizenship, including requirements and procedures
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 November 2012
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=454296&pls=1
Accessed Date:
29 January 2014
Keywords:
citizenship; legislation
Title:
The Protection of Women (Criminal Laws Amendment) Act, 2006 and its implementation
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 November 2011
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=453705
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
abduction; crime; gender equality; honour crimes; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; police/security forces; religion; sexual violence
Title:
Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Pakistan. Addendum. Information provided by Pakistan in follow-up to the concluding observations.
Code:
CEDAW/C/PAK/CO/4/Add.1
Date of Document:
29 March 2016
URL:
http://undocs.org/en/CEDAW/C/PAK/CO/4/Add.1
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
Treatment of sexual minorities by society, government and religious authorities; recourse and protection available (2009-2011)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 November 2011
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=453703
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
legal system; legislation; religion; sexual minorities
Title:
Violence against Lesbians, Bisexual Women, and Trans People in Pakistan
Source:
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
Date of Document:
August 2015
URL:
http://www.bankinformationcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Violence-against-lbt-people-Pakistan-.pdf
Accessed Date:
6 January 2016
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; gender equality; gender-based violence; legal system; legislation; marriage; police/security forces; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; torture
Title:
The Transgender Community in Pakistan: Issues in Access to Public Services
URL:
https://aawaz.org.pk/cms/lib/downloadfiles/1482822154Final%20Transgender%20Report.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
First Information Reports (FIRs) (2010-December 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 January 2014
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=455044&pls=1
Accessed Date:
29 January 2014
Keywords:
police corruption; police efficacy; police report
Title:
Pakistan. WJP Rule of Law Index 2016.
Source:
World Justice Project
URL:
http://data.worldjusticeproject.org/#/groups/PAK
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
Human Rights and Pakistan's Counter-Terrorism Legislative Landscape
Source:
Research Society of International Law
Date of Document:
January 2017
URL:
http://rsilpak.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2.-2017-Human-Rights-and-Pakistan%E2%80%99s-Counter-Terrorism-Legislative-Landscape-Final.pdf
Accessed Date:
12 January 2018
Title:
Position Paper: Police System of Pakistan
Source:
Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency
Date of Document:
October 2015
URL:
http://www.pildat.org/Publications/publication/ROLR/PoliceSystemofPakistan_PositionPaper.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
“What Are You Doing Here?”: Police Abuses Against Afghans in Pakistan
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
18 November 2015
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/report/2015/11/18/what-are-you-doing-here/police-abuses-against-afghans-pakistan
Accessed Date:
8 January 2016
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; ethnic and national groups; freedom of movement; institutional efficacy; legal system; legislation; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; state surveillance
Title:
Pakistan. State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2016: Events of 2015.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
July 2016
Editor:
Shikha Dilawri et al.
URL:
http://minorityrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Asia-and-Oceania.pdf
Accessed Date:
13 January 2017
Title:
Blasphemy laws, including legislation, implementation, related violence, reform, and state response (2008-2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 January 2013
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=454349
Accessed Date:
30 January 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; freedom of expression; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; minorities; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces; religion; torture
Title:
Religious Minorities. Muslim Sects. Maps of Pakistan. Pakistan: Challenges and Perspectives.
Source:
Austria. Federal Ministry of the Interior.
Date of Document:
October 2014
Page Numbers:
72-136; 138-174; 195-196
Author:
Martina Schrott; Michael Izady
URL:
http://www.ecoi.net/file_upload/1729_1413272641_pakistan.pdf
Accessed Date:
7 January 2015
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; children; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gangs; gender-based violence; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; map; marriage; minorities; nationality; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics; tribes/clans
Title:
Maps of Pakistan. Pakistan: Challenges and Perspectives.
Source:
Austria. Federal Ministry of the Interior.
Date of Document:
October 2014
Page Numbers:
191-194, 197-198
URL:
http://www.ecoi.net/file_upload/1729_1413272641_pakistan.pdf
Accessed Date:
7 January 2015
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; map; statistics; tribes/clans
Title:
Pakistan: Country Report
Source:
Asylum Research Centre
Date of Document:
18 June 2018
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/5b333c994.html
Accessed Date:
11 January 2019
Title:
Maps. Pakistan: Challenges and Perspectives.
Source:
Austria. Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior.
URL:
https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/1095862/1729_1413272641_pakistan.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 January 2019
Title:
The Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC), the Smart National Identity Card (SNIC), and the National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP), including issuance procedures, content, validity, and purpose (2017-December 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 January 2019
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=457692
Accessed Date:
28 January 2019
Title:
Islamic Republic of Pakistan European Union Election Observation Mission. Final Report: General Elections, 25 July 2018.
Source:
European Union. Election Observation Mission.
Date of Document:
October 2018
URL:
https://eeas.europa.eu/election-observation-missions/eom-pakistan-2018/52858/eu-eom-final-report-25-july-general-elections-pakistan_en
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Election for Qaumī Asimbli'e Pākistān (Pakistani National Assembly) of 25 July 2018.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
URL:
http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2671/
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
Shaping a New Peace in Pakistan's Tribal Areas. Asia Briefing N°150.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
20 August 2018
URL:
https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-asia/pakistan/b150-shaping-new-peace-pakistans-tribal-areas
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
The Jammu Kashmir People's National Party (JKPNP), including structure, leadership, objectives, activities and support for independence of Kashmir; requirements and procedures to become a member, including documents issued to members ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 November 2018
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=457646
Accessed Date:
24 January 2019
Title:
Devolution of Power in Pakistan
Source:
United States Institute of Peace
Date of Document:
March 2018
Author:
Syed Mohammad Ali
URL:
https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/2018-03/sr_422_mohammad_ali_final.pdf
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
Fifth periodic report submitted by Pakistan under article 18 of the Convention, due in 2017
Date of Document:
23 October 2018
URL:
http://undocs.org/en/CEDAW/C/PAK/5
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
Les femmes adultères
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatries.
Date of Document:
5 March 2018
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/atoms/files/10.didr_pakistan_les_femmes_adulteres_ofpra_0503201.pdf
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
Domestic violence in intercaste marriages; state protection and support services for victims (2015-January 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 January 2019
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=457713
Accessed Date:
28 January 2019
Title:
Treatment of sexual and gender minorities by society and authorities; state protection and support services available (2017-January 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 January 2019
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=457702
Accessed Date:
30 January 2019
Title:
Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2018
Date of Document:
7 March 2018
URL:
http://www.senate.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1520932539_231.pdf
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
Pakistan. Trans Legal Mapping Report: Recognition before the law.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
November 2017
Author:
Zhan Chiam; Sandra Duffy; Matilda González Gil
URL:
https://www.ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Trans_Legal_Mapping_Report_2017_ENG.pdf
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
Whether First Information Reports (FIRs) include caste information; whether FIRs can be submitted online (2017-December 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 January 2019
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=457695
Accessed Date:
28 January 2019
Title:
Implementation and Monitoring of the National Action Plan
Source:
Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency
Date of Document:
May 2017
URL:
https://www.pildat.org/events/17-05-24/pdf/ImplementationandMonitoringoftheNationalActionPlan_BackgroundPaper.pdf
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
Acts of Intimidation: In Pakistan, journalists' fear and censorship grow even as fatal violence declines
Source:
Committee to Protect Journalists
Date of Document:
12 September 2018
URL:
https://cpj.org/reports/cpj_pakistan_report_20180911_web.pdf
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
Pakistan: Shi'a and Hazaras. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
June 2018
URL:
https://minorityrights.org/minorities/shia-and-hazaras/
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
Les attaques à l'encontre des ahmadis depuis 2010
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatridess
Date of Document:
15 March 2018
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/atoms/files/11.didr_pakistan_les_attaques_a_lencontre_des_ahmadis_depuis_2010_ofpra_15032018.pdf
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
Treatment of persons in mixed Sunni-Shia marriages; ability to relocate to other parts of the country; state protection available (2017-December 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
31 December 2018
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=457690
Accessed Date:
28 January 2019
Title:
Pakistan: Christians. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
June 2018
URL:
https://minorityrights.org/minorities/christians-5/
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
Pakistan: Ahmaddiyas. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
June 2018
URL:
https://minorityrights.org/minorities/ahmaddiyas/
Accessed Date:
15 January 2019
Title:
The Ahmadzai Waziri [Ahmedzai Waziri; Ahmadzai Wazir; Ahmedzai Wazir] tribe, including distinguishing features, locations, religion, cultural practices and occupations; treatment by authorities, including ability to obtain identity ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 June 2018
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=457497
Accessed Date:
29 January 2019
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined twenty-first to twenty-third periodic reports of Pakistan. Addendum: Information received from Pakistan on follow-up to the concluding observations.
Code:
CERD/C/PAK/CO/21-23/Add.1
Date of Document:
19 December 2018
URL:
http://www.undocs.org/en/CERD/C/PAK/CO/21-23/Add.1
Accessed Date:
21 January 2019
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