Pakistan: Information on the status of people born in Azad Kashmir vis-à-vis Pakistan, more specifically, whether they are automatically citizens with all the rights and obligations associated with citizenship; information on the procedure to obtain citizenship if it is not automatic; and a confirmation of the information, related to Pakistan, contained in Response to Information Request ZZZ18171.E of 17 August 1994
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 January 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | PAK22437.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Pakistan: Information on the status of people born in Azad Kashmir vis-à-vis Pakistan, more specifically, whether they are automatically citizens with all the rights and obligations associated with citizenship; information on the procedure to obtain citizenship if it is not automatic; and a confirmation of the information, related to Pakistan, contained in Response to Information Request ZZZ18171.E of 17 August 1994, 1 January 1996, PAK22437.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab205c.html [accessed 22 May 2023] |
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For information on these questions, please consult the attached letter, which was faxed to the DIRB on 3 January 1996 by the High Commission for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Ottawa. This letter was written in response to questions by the DIRB on the status and citizenship of a person born in Azad Kashmir, the rights and obligations attached to this status, the procedure to obtain citizenship if not automatic, and finally, confirmation of the information on Pakistan contained in Response to Information Request ZZZ18171.E of 17 August 1994, which has been included as part of this Response to your Information Request.
For information on the identity documentation available to Azad Kashmiris, please consult Response to Information Request ZZZ21705.E of 28 September 1995, which is available at Regional Documentation Centres.
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.
Attachment
High Commission for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Ottawa. 3 January 1996. Letter faxed to the DIRB.
