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Pakistan: 1. Is there any recent specific information on the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation League indicating its current structure, aims, activities, leaders and treatment of its members by the Azad Kashmiri and Pakistani authorities? 2. Is there any information as to how Pakistani authorities treat persons who support an independent Kashmiri state? 3. It is not clear to me whether the ISI is engaged in suppressing pro independence views in the Kashmir area and surrounds, or throughout the whole of Pakistan. Is there anything which suggests that their interest is local, or wider? Is there a large Kashmiri community outside the Kashmir area?

29 January 2007 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Pakistan: 1. What is the situation in Pakistan at present for Mohajirs? 2. What is the situation in Pakistan at present for members, or former members, of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement (MQM)? 3. What is the situation in Pakistan at present for members, or former members of the MQM in terms of possible harm from the Pakistan People's Party (PPP)? 4. What is the situation in Pakistan at present for members, or former members of the MQM in terms of possible harm from members and supporters of the breakaway MQM (Haqiqi) faction? 5. Anything else you feel might be relevant.

17 November 2006 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Pakistan: 1. Literature on honour killings in Pakistan refers mainly to the killing of women. Is there any evidence that whole families are killed over a matter of honour? 2. Is there any information specifically on Peshawar?

16 November 2006 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Pakistan: 1. Please provide an update on the political situation in and the government of NWFP. 2. Please provide an update on the influence of Islamism and the extent of the implementation of Shri'a laws in NWFP. 3. Is there any evidence to suggest that NWFP government, the clergy and Islamists in NWFP have or are targeting "liberal Muslims"? 4. Is there any evidence to suggest that the act of refusing to donate to religious groups or refusing to attend religious ceremonies attracts punishment by Islamic groups or parties? 5. Is there evidence to suggest that the NWFP government or Islamic groups use blasphemy laws to suppress dissent or to punish liberally minded Muslims? 6. Is there any record of the number of blasphemy charges that have been brought against NWFP residents since 2002? 7. What is the state and the extent of NGO operations (domestic and foreign) in NWFP? 8. Is there evidence to suggest that NGOs (domestic and foreign) and NGO workers are being viewed or treated adversely by NWFP government or Islamic groups in the province? Has Amnesty International issued any reports or statements in relation to the treatment of NGOs and/or NGO workers in NWFP? 9. Any further information of relevance

6 November 2006 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Pakistan: 1. Please provide information on the location of the Khyber Agency. How is the Khyber Agency currently governed? And what is its relationship with the national government of Pakistan? Does it have separate law enforcement bodies? 2. Please provide information on tribal jirgas. How do tribal jirgas operate and what is the effect of their decisions? Are they enforceable outside the tribal areas of North West Frontier and the other western areas of Pakistan? Are there any reports of persons living outside the tribal areas who have been adversely affected by decisions made by tribal jirgas? 3. Please provide information on the organisation and activities of the Anti Narcotics Force.

11 October 2006 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Pakistan: 1. Please provide up to date information on the political situation relevant to the PPP in the Punjab. 2. Please provide any information on the operations of the PPP in Shakar Garh. 3. Please provide information on the Pakistan authorities' treatment of members of PPP.

8 June 2006 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Pakistan: 1. A 2002 DFAT report (CISNET Pakistan CX62754) provides information on an anti-drug organisation, Tahreek Khatm Manchiate (TKeM). At this time DFAT reported that TKeM was formed in the mid 1980s but that it was no longer operational. Is there further information available on an anti-drug organisation called Tahreek Khatm Manchiate or TKeM?

10 May 2006 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Pakistan: 1. Please provide me background information and if possible a list of "Islamic extremist political parties" that operate in the NWFP. 2. Were TNSM members fighting in Afghanistan from 2000 to 2004? 3. Did this affect their activities in the NWFP? 4. Is there any evidence to suggest that when TNSM's members returned from Afghanistan they became more active domestically? 5. In its April 2005 report, The State of Sectarianism in Pakistan, the International Crisis Group (ICG) states that "the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi…has lost considerable ground to its rival Islamist organisations as a result of the U.S.-led campaign against Al Qaeda and the Taliban". Please provide further information on this claim. 6. Recent reports indicate that the TNSM has resurfaced and re-organised under a new name and leader. Can you provide details of its new name and leader? 7. Are there any recent reports of the activities of the TNSM or the new organisation in the NWFP? 8. Are there any reports that suggest that the TNSM operates in Karachi?

12 April 2006 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Pakistan: 1. Have there been any reports of significant political violence in the NWFP involving the Jamaat and the PPP since 2001?

11 April 2006 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Pakistan: 1. Is Javed Hashmi still the leader of the PML-N? 2. Is there a deputy leader of the PML-N? 3. Can you find the address and phone number of the PML-N office in Lahore? 4. Can you find the names of PML-N leaders and officials in Lahore? 5. Is there any information on the number of PML-N members in Lahore? 6. Is there any information on how you join the PML-N? 7. Is there any information on how the party is organised in Lahore? 8. Does the PML-N in Lahore hold elections for party offices? 9. Is there any information on the number of members who have left the PML-N to join the PML-Q? 10. Is there any information on PML-N internal elections to party positions? 11. When have local elections in Lahore been held? 12. Did PML-N members take part in these local elections? 13. If so, can you name the members of the PML-N who have participated in the local elections? 14. What were the results of the last local election in Lahore? 15. What were the results for the PML-N in Lahore in the last national elections? 16. Are there any PML-N members from Lahore in the national assembly? If so, can you name them? 17. What were the results for the PML-N in Lahore in the last elections for the Senate? 18. Are there any PML-N members from Lahore in the Senate? If so, can you name them? 19. What were the results for the PML-N in Lahore in the last elections for the provincial assembly? 20. Are there any PML-N members in the provincial assembly? If so, can you name them? 21. Can you provide a list of PML-N members, leaders or activists from Lahore who have been arrested or charged for criticizing the present government from 2003 to 2005? 22. Can you provide details of the legislation under which arrested PML-N activists have been charged? 23. Is there a criminal charge of "creating unrest" under the Pakistan Criminal Code?

10 April 2006 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

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