Pakistan: The Kashmir Welfare Association of Lahore, including when it was founded and by whom, its president in October/November 1998 and its position on Kashmir
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 30 March 2000 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | PAK34117.E |
| Reference | 5 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Pakistan: The Kashmir Welfare Association of Lahore, including when it was founded and by whom, its president in October/November 1998 and its position on Kashmir, 30 March 2000, PAK34117.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad735c.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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No mention of the Kashmir Welfare Association of Lahore could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate, other than the reference below.
According to the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) of Amanullah Khan Website, its chapter on "Other Kashmiri Organisations" states that:
Among those [NGOs] quite active abroad are the Washington-based Kashmir American Council headed by Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai; UK based World Kashmir Freedom Movement headed by Dr. Ayub Thakur; Jammu Kashmir Council For Human Rights headed by Syed Nazir Gilani; Kashmir Welfare Association (Kashmir Relief Fund) patronised by Lord Avebury, head of the Human Rights Group in British Parliament; New York based Council for Human Rights in Kashmir headed by Farooq Kathwari who has now founded Kashmir Study Group (KSG); Kashmir Canadian Council; Pakistan-based Kashmir Action Committee headed by Dr Muzafar Shah and Col. Ali Mohammad Mir; Karachi-based Jammu Kashmir Welfare Association headed by Dr. Nazir Khalid and Khwaja Ahsan; UK-based Tehreek-e-Kashmir; Kashmir Council for Human Rights and Kashmir Watch are also functioning, whereas a group of Kashmiris living in Los Angels headed by M. Rafiq Khan was quite active for quite some time." (JKLF 29 May 1997, chap. 9).
Please note that the Karachi-based Jammu Kashmir Welfare Association is also listed in the above paragraph. The JKLF Website did not provide additional information on these NGOs.
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 additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) (Amanullah). 29 May 1997. "Chapter 9: Other Kashmiri Organisations."
Additional Sources Consulted
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The Herald [Karachi]. Monthly. November/December 1998-March 1999.
International directory assistance for London, UK.
IRB Databases.
Jane's Intelligence Review [Surrey]. Monthly. July 1998-February 2000.
Mondes rebelles: Acteurs, conflits et violences politiques: Vol. 2: Asie, Maghreb, Proche et Moyen-Orient, Europe. 1996.
Research Directorate. IMR [Ottawa]. Weekly. September 1998-January 1999.
World Refugee Survey. Yearly. 1998, 1999.
Internet sites, including:
Jamal's Yellow Pages of Pakistan.
Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) (Amanullah)
Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) (UK/Europe)
Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) (Yasin)
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