Pakistan: Information on the treatment of Mohajir Quomi Movement (MQM) supporters since the October 1993 return to power of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | PAK16786.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Pakistan: Information on the treatment of Mohajir Quomi Movement (MQM) supporters since the October 1993 return to power of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), 1 March 1994, PAK16786.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abc844.html [accessed 4 June 2023] |
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The attached articles provide information on the treatment of Mohajir Quomi Movement (MQM) supporters since the return to power of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). These articles, which cover the period December 1993 to March 1994, refer to alleged MQM violent activities and mass arrests of MQM supporters in the province of Sindh. They also refer to the violent rivalry between two MQM factions.
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.
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Agence France Presse (AFP). 18 March 1994. "Up to 800 Held in Crackdown on Pakistani Ethnic Party." (NEXIS)
. 17 March 1994. "Dozens Jailed as Ethnic Faction Blamed for Troops Ambush." (NEXIS)
. 7 March 1994. "Pakistani Court Orders Arrest of 14 Activists of Ethnic-Based Party." (NEXIS)
BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 3 February 1994. "Situation Peaceful Following Karachi Political Shooting." (NEXIS)
Reuters. 17 March 1994. BC Cycle. "Pakistan Arrests 55 People After Karachi Violence." (NEXIS)
. 31 January 1994. BC Cycle. "Gunmen Shoot Dead Two in Pakistani Bus Attack." (NEXIS)
. 19 December 1993. BC Cycle. "Pakistani Ethnic Party Ends Peace with Bhutto." (NEXIS)
The Xinhua General Overseas News Service. 1 February 1994. "3 Persons Killed in Violence in Karachi, Pakistan." (NEXIS)
