Pakistan: Information on the consequences of desertion from the armed forces
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 July 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | PAK24152.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Pakistan: Information on the consequences of desertion from the armed forces, 1 July 1996, PAK24152.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab6670.html [accessed 4 June 2023] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
Information on the penalties for desertion from the armed forces could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
According to Pakistan: A Country Study, military justice and the military court system are based on the Pakistan Army Act of 1952, the Pakistan Air Force Act of 1953 and the Pakistan Navy Ordinance of 1961 (1984, 290). This attachment provides further information on the structure of the military court system.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Pakistan: A Country Study. 1984. 5th ed. Edited by Richard F. Nyrop. Washington, DC: Secretary of the Army.
Attachment
Pakistan: A Country Study. 1984. 5th ed. Edited by Richard F. Nyrop. Washington, DC: Secretary of the Army, pp. 290-91, 303-04.
Additional Sources Consulted
Angam, Ahsan Sohail. 1984. The Pakistan Penal Code (XLV of 1860) With Shariat Criminal Laws.
Devamithan, Joseph. June 1993. "Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1986-1993," Constitutions of the Countries of the World.
Documentation, Information and Research Branch (DIRB), Immigration and Refugee Board, Ottawa. April 1996. Contextual Information Package: Pakistan.
_____. April 1996. Human Rights Information Package: Pakistan
_____. April 1994. Pakistan: A Country Review.
_____. Indexed Media Review [Ottawa]. Weekly. July 1995 to present.
_____. "Pakistan" legislation file.
Encyclopedia of the Third World. 1992.
The Europa World Year Book 1995. 1995.
The Far East and Australasia 1996. 1996.
FBIS CD-ROM.
High Commission for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Ottawa.
Note on contacting foreign diplomatic representatives in Canada:
Embassies and high commissions are not usually called for security-related questions such as location of military bases or the functioning of secret services. Ability to obtain information from diplomatic representatives depends on availability of information and cooperation from individual countries.
The Human Rights Watch Global Report on Prisons. 1993.
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Resource Information Center. November 1993. Profile Series: Pakistan.
_____. November 1992. Information Packet Series: Pakistan.
Qadri, Shahid Hussain. 1995. Pakistan Penal Code (XLV of 1860) With Qiyas and Diyat Ordinance and New Islamic Laws, 1979.
Refugee Branch, Asylum Division, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Ottawa. Infrequent reports. 1994 to present.
Refugees, Immigration and Asylum Section (RIAS), Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia. October 1993. Refugee Determination: Country Profile: Pakistan.
University of Ottawa law library, Ottawa.
World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Penal Systems. 1989.
