Pakistan: Copies of media articles reporting that Mohajirs who move from Sindh province to any other province are subject to police and/or public surveillance, and that the general public is required to report such newcomers to the police (since September 1998)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1999 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | PAK31813.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Pakistan: Copies of media articles reporting that Mohajirs who move from Sindh province to any other province are subject to police and/or public surveillance, and that the general public is required to report such newcomers to the police (since September 1998), 1 May 1999, PAK31813.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aac16c.html [accessed 25 May 2023] |
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No media articles stating that Mohajirs who move from Sindh province to any other province are subject to police and/or public surveillance, and that the general public is required to report such newcomers to the police could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
For general information on the freedom of movement of Mohajirs and other Pakistanis between Sindh and Punjab provinces, please consult PAK29395.EX of 3 June 1998.
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 list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Sources Consulted
Dawn [Karachi]. Daily. 1 November 1998-present.
Dawn Weekly Service (DWS) [Karachi]. Weekly. September 1998-present.
Human Rights Watch World Report 1999. December 1998.
Research Directorate. July 1998. Human Rights Information Package: Pakistan.
_____. January 1999. Human Rights Information Package: Pakistan: Supplement.
Electronic sources: Internet, IRB Databases, NEXIS
