Pakistan: Copy of the 7 November 1996 Daily Khabrain article describing the arrest of the PPP General Secretary Islamabad who was also the personal assistant of the then Minister of Finance
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 June 1999 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | PAK32098.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Pakistan: Copy of the 7 November 1996 Daily Khabrain article describing the arrest of the PPP General Secretary Islamabad who was also the personal assistant of the then Minister of Finance, 1 June 1999, PAK32098.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aae918.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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The Research Directorate was unable to obtain a copy of the 7 November 1996 Daily Khabrain article describing the arrest of the PPP General Secretary Islamabad who was also the personal assistant of a then Minister of Finance, nor could it obtain corroboration of the event.
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 Weekly Service (DWS) [Karachi]. October -7 November 1996.
Google search engine.
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). 1997. State of Human Rights in 1996.
Metacrawler search engine.
Pakistan People's Party (PPP) official Website.
Research Directorate. "Pakistan" country file. October-November 1996.
Electronic sources: Internet, IRB Databases.
Non-documentary sources:
Unsuccessful attempts to contact
- the Daily Khabrain, Lahore.
- the Pakistan Press Foundation, Karachi
- the Ministry of Information and Media Development, Islamabad.