Pakistan: Information on the drug-trafficking situation particularly in the Karachi area and the response of authorities to this situation and on the Anti-Narcotics Association of Pakistan (ANAP), including its activities and how it is viewed by the Pakistani government
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 November 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | PAK22251.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Pakistan: Information on the drug-trafficking situation particularly in the Karachi area and the response of authorities to this situation and on the Anti-Narcotics Association of Pakistan (ANAP), including its activities and how it is viewed by the Pakistani government, 1 November 1995, PAK22251.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab962c.html [accessed 5 June 2023] |
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The following attachments provide information on the current drug-trafficking situation in Karachi: 24 September 1995 Plain Dealer and 18 April 1995 Providence Journal-Bulletin articles and the 30 July 1995 AFP report.
Other attached articles covering the period 1991 to 1995 provide information on a variety of issues pertaining to drug-trafficking in Pakistan, particularly in Karachi, including government crackdowns on drug-traffickers, drug-related violence, imposition of the death penalty on drug traffickers and allegations about a link between some politicians and drug traffickers.
Sources consulted by the DIRB do not provide information on the Anti-Narcotics Association of Pakistan (ANAP).
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 sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Attachments
Agence France Presse (AFP). 30 July 1995. "15 Killed Ahead of Karachi Peace Talks." (NEXIS)
Financial Times [London]. 16 June 1993. Stefan Wagstyl. "Poppies Bloom Amid Pakistan's Economy and Politics: Narcotics Make for a Black Economy Half That of the Official One." (NEXIS)
The Observer [London]. 15 January 1995. Michael Durham. "Hurd Pays Penalty for Backing Drugs Law." (NEXIS)
The Orlando Sentinel. 24 July 1995. Metro. "Public Flogging." (NEXIS)
The Plain Dealer [Cleveland, OH]. 24 September 1995. Final/All. "Pakistan Violence Devastates Businesses." (NEXIS)
The Providence Journal-Bulletin. 18 April 1995. All Editions. "Pay Back Pakistan." (NEXIS)
Reuters. 28 August 1995. BC Cycle. "US, Pakistan to Cooperate on Death of DEA Agent." (NEXIS)
_____. 13 July 1995. BC Cycle. "Pakistan's Bhutto Wants Weapon-Free Karachi." (NEXIS)
The Straits Times [Singapore]. 10 March 1995. Tan Kim Song et al. "Country Can Be 'Positive Model for Islamic World' Pakistani Firms Enter Contracts for $852m Worth of Projects." (NEXIS)
Xinhua News Agency. 21 November 1994. "Pak Customs Seizes 300 Kg Charas." (NEXIS)
_____. 1 January 1992. "About 2,000 Kilograms of Hashish Seized in Karachi." (NEXIS)
_____. 30 November 1991. "14 Tanzanian Nationals Sentenced to Jail Terms in Pakistan." (NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
Asiaweek [Hong Kong]. 1994-95.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. 1993-94.
DIRB Indexed Media Review [Ottawa]. 1994-95.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Reports. 1994-95.
Keesing's Record of World Events [Cambridge]. 1994-95.
On-line search of news articles.
Oral sources.
