Pakistan: Whether there are any laws or regulations that exclude Pakistan-born children of Afghan refugees living in Pakistan (particularly in refugee camps) from the provisions of Article 4 of the Citizenship Act of Pakistan, or whether such children are eligible for Pakistani citizenship
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | PAK30147.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Pakistan: Whether there are any laws or regulations that exclude Pakistan-born children of Afghan refugees living in Pakistan (particularly in refugee camps) from the provisions of Article 4 of the Citizenship Act of Pakistan, or whether such children are eligible for Pakistani citizenship, 1 October 1998, PAK30147.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab9160.html [accessed 22 May 2023] |
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Information on whether there are any laws or regulations that exclude Pakistan-born children of Afghan refugees living in Pakistan (particularly in refugee camps) from the provisions of Article 4 of the Citizenship Act of Pakistan, or whether such children are eligible for Pakistani citizenship, could not be obtained from the Pakistan High Commission.
ZZZ18004.E of 31 August 1994 on the citizenship status in Pakistan of a child born in Pakistan to an Iraqi father and an Afghan mother may be of interest.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate 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 sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Sources Consulted
Electronic sources: IRB Databases.
Source Contacted
High Commission for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Ottawa.
