Pakistan/India: Information on the Jammu and Kashmir People's National Party (JKPNP), on whether or not it is based in India, and on its leader Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 20 February 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ZZZ19818.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Pakistan/India: Information on the Jammu and Kashmir People's National Party (JKPNP), on whether or not it is based in India, and on its leader Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri, 20 February 1995, ZZZ19818.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab6f78.html [accessed 30 May 2023] |
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The attachment from The Ethnic NewsWatch dated 1 July 1994 refers briefly to the Jammu and Kashmir People's National Party (JKPNP) and its leader Afzal Tahir, who asserts that Kashmir's fight for independence is not limited to India but involves Pakistan as well.
According to the attachments from Amnesty International, on 17 May 1994 Shaukat Ali Kashmiri, secretary general of the JKPNP, was placed by the government on the "exit control list," and banned from leaving Pakistan (22 Sept. 1994). He was taken into the custody of Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) on 26 August 1994 and released on 26 September 1994 (ibid.; 30 Sept. 1994).
Further information on the JKPNP, its base and its leader, Shaukat Ali Kashmiri, could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
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 attached the list of additional sources consulted in researching this information request.
References
Amnesty International (AI). 30 September 1994. Pakistan: Opposition Politician Released After a Month's "Disappearance." (AI Index: ASA 33/WU 06/94). London: Amnesty International.
_____. 22 September 1994. Pakistan: Amnesty International Urges for Inquiry into "Disappearance" of Opposition Politician." (AI Index: ASA 33/WU 05/94). London: Amnesty International.
The Ethnic NewsWatch [Stamford, Conn.]. 1 July 1994. Aabha Dixit. "Kashmiris Now See Pakistan's Ploy." (NEXIS)
Attachments
Amnesty International (AI). 30 September 1994. Pakistan: Opposition Politician Released After a Month's "Disappearance." (AI Index: ASA 33/WU 06/94). London: Amnesty International.
_____. 22 September 1994. Pakistan: Amnesty International Urges for Inquiry into "Disappearance" of Opposition Politician." (AI Index: ASA 33/WU 05/94). London: Amnesty International.
The Ethnic NewsWatch [Stamford, Conn.]. 1 July 1994. Aabha Dixit. "Kashmiris Now See Pakistan's Ploy." (NEXIS)
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