Islamic Republic of Pakistan
US Government Reports
- State Department - Country Documents
Foreign Government Reports
- UK Home Office Country Information and Guidance Reports
- Pakistan: Background information, including internal relocation - June 2020
- Pakistan: Documentation - March 2020
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
- ZZZ201290.E - Bangladesh, Canada, Pakistan, United Kingdom, and United States: Registration procedures and documents of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at (AMJ) [Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (AMC), Ahmadiyya Muslim Association (AMA)] in Canada, the US and the UK, particularly for Ahmadis of Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin (2020–December 2022) - Jan. 2023
- ZZZ200607.E - Jordan and Palestine: Documents issued to stateless Palestinians, including yellow cards, green cards, and blue cards; requirements and procedures for stateless Palestinians to acquire Jordanian passports; the distinction between passports with and without a national number; loss of Jordanian passport; entry procedures for Palestinians holding Palestinian Authority (PA) passports; sponsorship by Jordanian citizens of their spouses (2018–October 2022) - Nov. 2022
- PAK200448.E - Pakistan: Sworn affidavits, including appearance and security features, requirements and procedure to obtain, and cost (2018–March 2021) - April 2021
- PAK106220.E - Pakistan: 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) - Jan 2019
- PAK106223.E - Pakistan: Whether First Information Reports (FIRs) include caste information; whether FIRs can be submitted online (2017-December 2018) - Jan 2019
- PAK106044.E - Pakistan: 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) - Jan. 2018
- PAK106026.E - Pakistan: Tenant registration systems, including implementation; whether authorities share information on tenant registration (2015-December 2017) - Jan. 2018
- PAK105715.E - Pakistan: Procedures to obtain a driver's license; appearance of driver's licenses (2013-January 2017) - Jan 2017
- PAK105367.E - Pakistan: Whether a former Pakistani citizen can reaquire his/her Pakistani citizenship, including requirements and procedures (2012- November 2015) - December 2015
- PAK105021.E - Pakistan: 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 and birth certificates; methods of obtaining fraudulent documents and assessing the credibility of fraudulent documents(2012-December 2014) - Jan. 2015
- PAK104630.E - 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 - October 2013
- PAK104519.E - 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 separate certificates with different registration numbers and details; type of certificate or registration extract issued (2009-2010) - July 2013
International Government Organization Reports
- European Union Agency for Asylum
- COI Query - Pakistan - ‘Illegal Foreigners’ Repatriation Plan’ (IFRP) - Dec. 2023
- Implementation of the ‘Illegal Foreigners’ Repatriation Plan’
- Profile of persons subject to the IFRP
- Status of registered Afghans in Pakistan (PoR and ACC cardholders)
- COI Query - Pakistan - ‘Illegal Foreigners’ Repatriation Plan’ (IFRP) - Dec. 2023
US Government Reports
Non Government Organization Reports
- Amnesty International Reports
- Report on executions of persons who were children at the rime of the offence (covering 1990 - 2022) - May 2023
- Coalition to stop the use of Child Soldiers - Child Soldiers Global Report - 2008
- Human Rights Watch Report
- “Dreams Turned into Nightmares": Attacks on Students, Teachers, and Schools in Pakistan - March 2017
- Their future is at stake - Attacks on teachers and schools in Pakistan’s Balochistan province - Dec. 2010
- Prison Bound: The Denial of Juvenile Justice in Pakistan
International Government Organization Reports
- EASO Country of Origin Information - COI QUERY - Recruitment by Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jamaat-ud-Dawa - Dec. 2018
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
- PAK103867.E - Police corruption; the authorities responsible for receiving complaints against the police, including their effectiveness; the procedures to submit a complaint; police training programs - Nov. 2011
US Government Reports
- Congressional Research Services
- Pakistan’s Domestic Political Setting - Nov. 2023
Non-Government Reports
- Election Guide - Recent Elections
- International Crisis Group
- Disputed Polls and Political Furies: Handling Pakistan’s Deadlock - Nov. 2024
Foreign Government Reports
- UK Home Office
- Country Policy and Information Note
- Pakistan: Ahmadis - Mar. 2025
- Country Policy and Information Note
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Minority Rights Group International
- State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - 2016
- Minority and Indigenous Trends: Pakistan: ‘The virus has turned every facet of life upside down’ — privacy and data protection concerns in the wake of Covid-19 - 2020
- South Asia State of Minorities Report 2020: Minorities and Shrinking Civil Space – Nov. 2020
- World Directory of Minorities - Overview
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Human Rights Watch
- "We are the Walking Dead": Killings of Shia Hazaras in Balochistan, Pakistan -June 2014
- We can torture, kill, or keep you for years” - Enforced disappearances by Pakistan security forces in Balochistan - July 2011
- Their future is at stake - Attacks on teachers and schools in Pakistan’s Balochistan province - Dec. 2010
Foreign Government Reports
- UK Border Agency Country of Origins Information (COI) Report
- Hazaras - Nov. 2016
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Ireland Documentation Center
- Treatment of Hazara's in Pakistan - Apr. 2012
Foreign Government Reports
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
- PAK104126.E - Situation and treatment of Muhajirs, particularly in Lahore, Islamabad and Faisalabad; situation and treatment of members of the Pakistan People's Party in Lahore, Islamabad and Faisalabad; whether the Muttahida Qaumi Movement targets Pakistan People's Party members in these cities - July 2012
Foreign Government Reports
- UK Home Office
- Country Policy and Information Note
- Pakistan: Women fearing gender based harm / violence - Nov 2022
- Country Policy and Information Note
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
- PAK106392.E - Pakistan: Domestic violence, involving a spouse or other family members; legislation; protection and support services available to victims (2017-January 2020) - Feb. 2020
- PAK106221.FE - Pakistan: Domestic violence in intercaste marriages; state protection and support services for victims (2015-January 2019) - Jan 2019
- PAK105023.E - Pakistan: Recourse and resources available to female victims of violence in Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore (2013-December 2014) - Jan. 2015
- PAK104701.E - 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) - December 2013
International Government Organization Reports
- European Union Agency for Asylum - COI QUERY - Pakistan - Survivors of Sexual Violence in Punjab Province - Apr. 2023
- Treatment of female survivors of sexual violence, in particular rape, by society and family members in the Punjab province (January 2021-March 2023)
- Instances of sexual violence against Christian women in the Punjab province, with a focus on the city of Multan (January 2015-March 2023)
Non-Governmental Organization Reports
- Human Rights Watch Report
US Government Reports
- State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Pakistan’s 2022 Floods and Implications for U.S. Interests - Sept. 2022
Foreign Government Reports
- UK Home Office Country Information and Guidance Reports
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
- PAK200385.E - Pakistan: The socio-economic situation, including ethnic and religious composition, and access to employment, housing, education, and social and health services, particularly in Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi, and Hyderabad (2018–December 2020) - Dec. 2020
- PAK103866.E - Criminal activity and violence in Karachi perpetrated or directed by political, ethnic or religious groups, including the state's response - Dec. 2011
- PAK103865.E - The impact of the 2010 and 2011 floods, including o n mobility, reconstruction, housing and shelter, employment and access to food - Dec. 2011
Intergovernmental Organization Reports
- UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) - UNHCR Position on Returns to Gaza - Mar. 2022
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Amnesty International Annual Reports - Death Sentences and Executions - 2020
- Amnesty International Profile
- Pakistan: Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee 142nd session, 14 October – 8 November 2024 - Sept. 2024
- Pakistan: A burning emergency: Extreme heat and the right to health in Pakistan - June 2023
- Asia and the Pacific: “Pandemic or not, we have the right to live”: The urgent need to address structural barriers undermining transgender people’s rights across Asia and the Pacific - Nov. 2022
- Pakistan: Widespread Human Rights Violations Continue Amnesty International Submission for the UN Universal Periodic Review – 28th Session of the UPR Working Group, November 2017 - March 2017
- Freedom House -
- Freedom in the World - 2022
- Freedom House - Transnational Repression Report - 2021
- Human Rights Watch - 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
- Human Rights Watch Report
- “No Room to Bargain” Unfair and Abusive Labor Practices in Pakistan - Jan. 2019
- "Attacks on Students, Teachers, and Schools in Pakistan - March 2017
- Soiled Hands: The Pakistan Army's Repression of the Punjab Farmers' Movement - 2004
- Contemporary Forms of Slavery in Pakistan - 1995
- Persecuted Minorities and Writers in Pakistan
- Double Jeopardy: Police Abuse of Women in Pakistan - 1992
- International Crisis Group
- Stopping Famine in Gaza - Apr. 2024
Foreign Government Reports
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
- PAK201758.E - Honour killings, including prevalence in different regions of the country and the profiles of individuals targeted; legislation; police and state response; state protection for survivors and surviving family members (2020-December 2023) - Jan. 2024
- PAK201286.E - Pakistan: Prison conditions, including the treatment of prisoners (2020–December 2022) - Dec. 2023
- PAK200857.E - Pakistan: Ability of the police and non-state actors to track and trace individuals across Pakistan; databases and methods of tracking individuals, including the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), tenant registration system and criminal record checks; information sharing between police, security and airport officials; instances when an individual is declared a person of interest by the authorities and travel restrictions placed upon them (2016–December 2022) - Dec. 2022
- PAK200856.E - Pakistan: Police corruption and procedures to file a complaint against the police, including authorities responsible for receiving complaints; instances of successful complaint cases; police record keeping procedures (2019–December 2022) - Dec. 2022
- PAK105672.E - Pakistan: Information on state efforts to prosecute terrorist groups, including through special courts; activities to combat and prosecute Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) (2015-December 2016) - Jan. 2017
- PAK103607.E - Requirements of a valid arrest warrant; whether these requirements are adhered to in practice - Oct. 2010
Non Government Organization Reports
- Amnesty International Profiles
- Prisoners of the Pandemic: The Right To Health and Covid-19 In Pakistan’s Detention Facilities – Dec. 2020
- Human Rights Watch Report
- International Crisis Group
- Policing Urban Violence in Pakistan - January 2014
US Government Reports
- United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)
- Violating Rights – Enforcing the World’s Blasphemy Laws – Dec. 2020
Foreign Government Reports
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
Non-Government Reports
- Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation (ACCORD)
- Laws of Pakistan - Jan 2020
Foreign Government Reports
- UK Home Office Country Information and Guidance Reports
- Healthcare and medical treatment - July 2024
- Pakistan: Background information- Medical and healthcare Provisions - Sept. 2020
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
- PAK101756.E - Type of facility a victim of crime would use for medical treatment; medical documentation for victims of crime; procedures for treating victims of crime at private hospitals; the circumstances under which a private hospital would be required to transfer an injured patient to a public hospital (where a medico-legal team could perform an investigation) - Nov. 2006
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Amnesty International
- Asia and the Pacific: “Pandemic or not, we have the right to live”: The urgent need to address structural barriers undermining transgender people’s rights across Asia and the Pacific - Nov. 2022
- International Crisis Group
- Pakistan’s COVID-19 Crisis - August 2020
- CIA - Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
- CRS Reports
- Pakistan's Domestic Political Setting - June 2019
- Pakistan's Domestic Political Developments - Sept. 2005
International Government Organization Reports
- European Union Agency for Asylum
- Country Focus report - Dec. 2024
Foreign Government Reports
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
- PAK201759.E - Political situation, including events related the removal and arrest of Prime Minister Imran Khan; political parties and alliances (2022–December 2023) - Jan. 2024
- PAK105814.E - Pakistan: 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) - June 2017
- PAK103657.FE - The Jammu Kashmir People's National Party (JKPNP), including its history, its members, the address of its regional offices, its principles, and its symbols; the treatment of members of the JKPNP by the general population, Pakistani authorities, nationalist religious groups, and other groups; the relationship between the United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) and other groups seeking Kashmir's independence - Jan. 2011
Non-Governmental Organization Report
- International Crisis Group
- Disputed Polls and Political Furies: Handling Pakistan’s Deadlock - Nov. 2024
- Stopping Famine in Gaza - Apr. 2024
- Parliament's Role in Pakistan's Democratic Transition - September 2013
International Government Organization Reports
- European Union Agency for Asylum
- Country Focus report (Afghan refugees) - Dec. 2024
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Human Rights Watch Report
- Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
- Severity of internal displacement Report - Nov. 2021
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Fact sheet on the repatriation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan (as of 7 December 2023) - Dec. 2023
US Government Reports
- State Department International Religious Freedom Report - 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, July - Dec. 2010, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001
- US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) - 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013
- USCIRF Special Reports
- Troubled by Violence Against Christians in Pakistan - June 2024
- Update Issue: Assessing Blasphemy and Related Laws on Religious Freedom in Pakistan - Dec. 2023
- Ahmadiyya Persecution Factsheet - Oct. 2021
- Policy Update: Pursuing an IRFA Binding Agreement with Pakistan - June 2020
- Policy Update: Pakistan's Blasphemy Law - Oct 2019
- Teaching Intolerance in Pakistan: Religious Bias in Public School Textbooks - April 2016
- Connecting the Dots: Education and Religious Discrimination in Pakistan - A Study of Public Schools and Madrassas - Nov. 2011
Foreign Government Reports
- UK Home Office Country Information and Guidance Reports
- Shia Muslims – July 2021
- Christians and Christian converts - May 2024, Feb. 2021
- Pakistan: Ahmadis - Sept. 2021
- Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation (ACCORD)
- Pakistan: Religious Minorities – March 2021
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
- PAK201761.E - Situation and treatment of Shia [Shi'a, Shi'i, Shiite] Muslims, including Hazaras and Turi, particularly in Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, and Hyderabad; treatment of Shia returnees and whether they are targeted for extortion and blasphemy charges upon their return to Pakistan; state response to violence against Shias (2020–December 2023) - Jan. 2024
- PAK201285.E - Pakistan: Situation and treatment of Shia [Shi'a, Shi'i, Shiite] Muslims, including Hazaras and Turi, particularly in Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, and Hyderabad; state response to violence against Shias (2020–December 2022) - Jan.2023
- PAK200386.E - Pakistan: Fatwas, particularly those issued against members of the Shia [Shi'a, Shi'i, Shiite] community, including their scope (local or national), format (written or verbal) and dissemination, as well as links between the centres issuing them; religious complaints recorded in police stations (2018–December 2020) - Jan. 2021
- PAK200387.E - Pakistan: Ahmadis [Ahmadiyyas, Ahmadiyas, Ahmadiyyahs, Ahmaddiyas], including the distinction between the Lahore group and others, their treatment by society and the authorities; state protection (2018–December 2020) - Dec. 2020
- ZZZ200425.E - Canada and Pakistan: The Ontario Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha'at Islam (Lahore) (OAAII(L)) organization in Toronto and how they are different from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at Canada (AMJ Canada [AMJC]) in Maple; the registration process and the process both organizations carry out to determine if someone is a genuine Ahmadi (2018–November 2020) – Dec. 2020
- PAK200384.E - Pakistan: Differences between Shia [Shi'a, Shi'i] and Sunni Muslims; procedure to convert to Shi'ism; the situation and treatment of Shia Muslims by society and authorities, particularly in major cities (Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi, Hyderabad); state response (2018–November 2020) – Dec. 2020
- PAK105713.E - Pakistan: 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) - Jan. 2017
- PAK104254.E - The situation of Ahmadis, including legal status and rights with regards to political participation, education, and employment; societal and governmental attitudes toward Ahmadis - Jan. 2013 (PDF)
Non-Governmental Organization Report
- Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation (ACCORD)
- Ireland Documentation Center
- Pakistan - Information on Sunni-Shia conflict including: occurrence in Punjab; occurrence nationwide; & available state protection - Jan 2020
- Pakistan: Information on blasphemy including: laws, treatment of accused by state and non-state actors and available state protection - October 2015
- Information required on a Shia organization called Tehreak Jafferiya - January 2014
US Government Reports
- U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom - Factsheet on Shari’a and LGBTI Persons – March 2021
Foreign Government Reports
- UK Home Office - Country Information and Guidance Reports
- Sexual orientation and gender identity - April 2022
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
- PAK106219.E - Pakistan: Treatment of sexual and gender minorities by society and authorities; state protection and support services available (2017-January 2019) - Jan 2019
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Amnesty International
- Asia and the Pacific: “Pandemic or not, we have the right to live”: The urgent need to address structural barriers undermining transgender people’s rights across Asia and the Pacific - Nov. 2022
Foreign Government Report
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
- PAK105578.E - Pakistan: 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) - July 2016
Non-Governmental Organization Report
- Ireland Documentation Center
- Information on the Jammu Kashmir Peoples National Party/JKPNP including: involvement in rallies/demonstrations between 2007 & 2014; treatment of members by police/ISI - Sept 2014
- Human Rights Watch Report
- "With Friends Like These…" Human Rights Violations in Azad Kashmir - Sept. 2006
- Behind the Kashmir Conflict: Abuses by Indian Security Forces and Militant Groups Continue - July 1999
Intergovernmental Reports
- European Asylum Support Office
- COI QUERY – PAKISTAN: Political developments, human rights and security situation in Pakistan administered Kashmir between 1 July 2020-31 July – Aug. 2021
US Government Reports
- Congressional Research Services
- Terrorist and Other Militant Groups in Pakistan - Dec. 2023
Foreign Government Reports
- UK Home Office - Country Information and Guidance Reports
- Pakistan: Actors of protection – June 2020
- Australian Government Refugee Review Tribunal
- PAK39526 - Jan. 2012
- What evidence is there of individuals who are family members of members of the Pakistani army being targeted for harm by fundamentalist militant groups throughout Pakistan?
- PAK39526 - Jan. 2012
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
- PAK202176.E - Pakistan: Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan [Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan] (SSP) / Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat [Ahl-e-Sunnat-wal-Jamaat] (ASWJ) [Rah-e-Haq, Rah-i-Haq party (PRHP)], Lashkar-e-Jhangvi [Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, Army of Jhangvi] (LeJ), and Tehrik-i-Taliban [Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan, Tehrik-e-Taliban, Pakistani Taliban, Tehreek-e-Taliban] (TTP) militant groups, including leadership, structure, objectives, activities, and areas of operation; profiles of persons and institutions targeted or likely to be targeted, including polio vaccine workers and ability to track the persons they target; relationships between these groups; state response (2022–December 2024) - Jan. 2025
- PAK200382.E - Pakistan: Lashkar-e-Jhangvi [Lashkar-i-Jhangvi] (LeJ), Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan [Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan] (SSP) / Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat [Ahl-e-Sunnat-wal-Jamaat] (ASWJ) and Tehrik-i-Taliban [Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan, Tehrik-e-Taliban, Pakistani Taliban, Tehreek-e-Taliban] (TTP) militant groups, including leadership, structure, objectives, activities, areas of operation and capacity to track the persons they target; relationships between these groups; state response (2018–December 2020) – Dec. 2020
Non-Governmental Organization Report
- International Crisis Group
- Pakistan: Stoking the Fire in Karachi - February 2017
- Pakistan's Jihadist Heartland: Southern Punjab - May 2016
Intergovernmental Organization Reports
- European Asylum Support Office
- Country Focus report - Dec. 2024
- Information on the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), including areas of operation; treatment of Shia Muslims and (Shia) educators by the TTP, particularly in Punjab; availability of state protection for people perceived as opposing the TTP, particularly in Punjab - Nov. 2023
- Country of Origins Information Report - Pakistan: Security Situation - Oct. 2021
- European Union Agency for Asylum
- COI Focus Pakistan - Security situation - June 2024
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Amnesty International - "A Bullet Has Been Chosen For You" - Attacks On Journalists In Pakistan - April 2014
- Freedom House
US Government Reports
Intergovernmental Organization Reports
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime - Global Report on Trafficking in Persons - South Asia - 2009
US Government Reports
Foreign Government Reports
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
- PAK200383.E - Pakistan: Individuals and institutions, including polio vaccine workers, targeted by militant groups; individuals who are considered "high profile" targets (2018–December 2020) - Dec. 2020
- PAK105672.E - Pakistan: Information on state efforts to prosecute terrorist groups, including through special courts; activities to combat and prosecute Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) (2015-December 2016) - Jan. 2017