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Pakistan July 2009 COUNTRY OF ORIGIN INFORMATION REPORT PAKISTAN 28 JULY 2009 UK Border Agency COUNTRY OF ORIGIN INFORMATION SERVICE 28 JULY 2009 PAKISTAN Contents Preface Latest News EVENTS IN PAKISTAN FROM 7 JULY 2009 TO 28 JULY 2009 REPORTS ON PAKISTAN PUBLISHED OR ACCESSED BETWEEN 7 JULY 2009 AND 28 JULY 2009 Paragraphs Background Information 1. GEOGRAPHY........................................................................................ 1.01 Map of Pakistan ............................................................................ 1.08 2. ECONOMY............................................................................................ 2.01 3. HISTORY.............................................................................................. 3.01 Political events in 2008 ................................................................ 3.09 4. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ..................................................................... 4.01 Political events in 2009 ................................................................ 4.01 5. CONSTITUTION..................................................................................... 5.01 6. POLITICAL SYSTEM .............................................................................. 6.01 Federal Legislature ...................................................................... 6.01 Provincial Governments .............................................................. 6.04 Pakistan-administered Kashmir (Azad Kashmir) ...................... 6.06 Line of Control ........................................................................... 6.08 Map ....................................................................................... 6.10 Recent events............................................................................ 6.09 Northern areas.............................................................................. 6.16 Human Rights 7. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................... 7.01 8. SECURITY SITUATION ........................................................................... 8.01 US airstrikes .............................................................................. 8.08 Militant activity ............................................................................. 8.10 Balochistan ................................................................................ 8.15 North West Frontier Province (NWFP) ...................................... 8.29 Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) ............................. 8.35 Map............................................................................................ 8.38 Pakistani Taliban ....................................................................... 8.21 Background ........................................................................... 8.21 9. SECURITY FORCES ............................................................................... 9.01 Police............................................................................................. 9.01 Armed forces ................................................................................ 9.12 Arbitrary arrest and detention .................................................... 9.15 Torture ....................................................................................... 9.19 Extra-judicial killings .................................................................. 9.24 Disappearances......................................................................... 9.27 Other government forces ............................................................ 9.30 Intelligence agencies ................................................................. 9.30 10. MILITARY SERVICE ............................................................................. 10.01 ii The main text of this COI Report contains the most up-to-date publicly available information as at 6 July 2009. Further brief information on recent events and reports has been provided in the Latest News section to 28 July 2009. PAKISTAN 28 JULY 2009 11. JUDICIARY ......................................................................................... 11.01 Organisation ................................................................................. 11.01 Shariat Courts (Islamic Law)...................................................... 11.08 Anti-Terrorism Act and Courts ................................................... 11.13 Military Courts and the Army Act ............................................... 11.15 Federally Administered Tribal Areas.......................................... 11.18 Tribal Justice System................................................................. 11.19 Independence and Fair trial......................................................... 11.28 Double jeopardy......................................................................... 11.34 Penal Code.................................................................................... 11.36 Text of the Penal Code .............................................................. 11.36 Qisas and Diyat Ordinances ...................................................... 11.37 Blasphemy laws......................................................................... 11.39 Hudood Ordinances................................................................... 11.40 12. ARREST AND DETENTION – LEGAL RIGHTS .......................................... 12.01 13. PRISON CONDITIONS .......................................................................... 13.01 14. DEATH PENALTY ................................................................................ 14.01 15. POLITICAL AFFILIATION ...................................................................... 15.01 Freedom of political expression ................................................. 15.01 Freedom of association and assembly ...................................... 15.03 Opposition groups and political activists.................................. 15.06 16. FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND MEDIA....................................................... 16.01 Journalists .................................................................................... 16.13 17. HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS, ORGANISATIONS AND ACTIVISTS ......... 17.01 18. CORRUPTION ..................................................................................... 18.01 National Accountability Bureau (NAB)....................................... 18.05 19. FREEDOM OF RELIGION ......................................................................19.01 Overview ....................................................................................... 19.01 Demography .............................................................................. 19.08 Constitution and Legislation....................................................... 19.09 Blasphemy Laws........................................................................ 19.12 Legal procedure for blasphemy charges............................... 19.22 Hudood Ordinances................................................................... 19.23 Anti-Terrorist Laws..................................................................... 19.26 Apostasy .................................................................................... 19.27 Inter-faith marriage....................................................................... 19.30 Fatwa ............................................................................................. 19.34 Voting rights ................................................................................. 19.39 Ahmadis ........................................................................................ 19.45 Background................................................................................ 19.45 Demography .............................................................................. 19.48 Legislation discriminating against Ahmadis ............................... 19.50 Passports and ID cards ............................................................. 19.53 Khatme Nabuwaat ..................................................................... 19.54 Violence and discrimination against Ahmadis ........................... 19.57 Societal discrimination ............................................................... 19.70 Christians...................................................................................... 19.76 Demography .............................................................................. 19.76 Recent events............................................................................ 19.77 Shi’a and Sunni Muslims ............................................................. 19.85 Background................................................................................ 19.85 Demography .............................................................................. 19.87 Sectarian violence ..................................................................... 19.89 20. ETHNIC GROUPS ................................................................................ 20.01 The main text of this COI Report contains the most up to date publicly available information as at 6 July 2009. Further brief iii information on recent events and reports has been provided in the Latest News section to 28 July 2009. 28 JULY 2009 PAKISTAN Baloch ........................................................................................... 20.03 Dalits.............................................................................................
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