EASO Country of Origin Information Report Pakistan Security

European Asylum Support Office EASO Country of Origin Information Report Pakistan Security Situation July 2016 SUPPORT IS OUR MISSION European Asylum Support Office EASO EASO Country of Origin Information Report Pakistan Security Situation July 2016 SUPPORT IS OUR MISSION Europe Direct is a service to help you find answers to your questions about the European Union. Freephone number (*): 00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11 (*) Certain mobile telephone operators do not allow access to 00 800 numbers or these calls may be billed. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2016 More information on the European Union is available on the Internet (http://europa.eu). Print ISBN 978-92-9494-057-5 doi:10.2847/588361 BZ-04-16-539-EN-C PDF ISBN 978-92-9494-056-8 doi:10.2847/522676 BZ-04-16-539-EN-N © European Asylum Support Office, 2016 Neither EASO nor any person acting on its behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained herein. EASO Country of Origin Information Report: Pakistan– Security situation — 5 Acknowledgments EASO would like to acknowledge the following national asylum and migration department as the author of this report: Belgium, Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons, Cedoca (Centre for Documentation and Research) The following departments reviewed this report: Austria, Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum, Country of Origin Information Department (Staatendokumentation) EASO, Centre for Information, Documentation and Analysis, COI Sector Hungary, Office of Immigration and Nationality, Documentation Centre United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), RSD Section 6 — EASO Country of Origin Information Report: Pakistan – Security situation Contents Acknowledgments �� 5 Disclaimer �� 9 Glossary and Abbreviations �� 10 Introduction �� 12 Map of Pakistan �� 13 1. General description of the security situation in Pakistan �� 14 1.1. Background of the conflict in Pakistan ��14 1.2. Actors in the conflict ��16 1.2.1. State armed forces ��16 1.2.2. Armed groups ��18 1.3. Recent security trends and armed confrontations....................................................................................23 1.3.1. Armed clashes and assaults ��24 1.3.2. Drone strikes ��26 1.4. State ability to secure law and order ��26 1.4.1. State protection, justice and security forces ��26 1.4.2. Anti-Terrorism Acts ��27 1.4.3. Detention and death penalty ��29 1.5. Impact of the violence................................................................................................................................30 1.5.1. Sources ��30 1.5.2. Civilian population............................................................................................................................30 1.6. Geographical overview of the violence ��34 1.6.1. Trends in regional violence 2014-2015 ��34 1.6.2. Regional comparison of violence related fatalities 2014-2015 ��35 2. Security situation per region �� 38 2.1. Punjab ��38 2.1.1. Short description of the region ��38 2.1.2. Description of the violence ��38 2.1.3. Actors in the conflict ��39 2.1.4. Impact of the violence ��39 2.2. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ��40 2.2.1. Short description of the region ��40 2.2.2. Description of the violence �� 41 2.2.3. Actors in the conflict �� 41 2.2.4. Impact of the violence ��42 EASO Country of Origin Information Report: Pakistan– Security situation — 7 2.3. Balochistan ��42 2.3.1. Short description of the region ��42 2.3.2. Description of the violence ��43 2.3.3. Actors in the conflict ��44 2.3.4. Impact of the violence ��44 2.4. Sindh ��45 2.4.1. Short description of the region ��45 2.4.2. Description of the violence ��46 2.4.3. Actors in the conflict ��46 2.4.4. Impact of the violence ��47 2.5. Federally Administered Tribal Areas ��48 2.5.1. Short description of the region ��48 2.5.2. Description of the violence ��48 2.5.3. Actors in the conflict ��53 2.5.4. Impact of the violence ��53 2.6. Islamabad Capital Territory ��55 2.6.1. Short description of the region ��55 2.6.2. Description

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