According to the 1995 revised edition of the Pakistan Penal Code, section 120 refers to "concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment"; section 121 refers to "waging or attempting to wage war or abetting waging of war against Pakistan"; section 148 refers to "rioting , armed with deadly weapon"; section 149 refers to "every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object", and section 307 refers to "cases in which qisas for qatl-i-amd shall not be enforced." Please find copies of sections 120, 121, 148, 149 and 307 of the Pakistan Penal Code attached.

Sections 300 through 306 of the Pakistan Penal Code are attached to provide context for section 307. Section 300 defines qatl-i-amd; section 301 refers to "causing death of persons other than the person whose death was intended"; section 302 refers to the "punishment of qatl-i-amd"; section 303 refers to "qatl committed under ikrah-i-tam or ikrah-i-naqis"; section 304 refers to "proof of qatl-i-amd liable to qisas, etc."; section 305 defines "wali" and section 306 refers to "qatl-i-amd not liable to qisas".

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB 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.

Qadri, Shahid Hussain. 1995. Revised ed. Pakistan Penal Code (XLV of 1860) with Qisas & Diyat Ordinance & New Islamic Laws, 1979. Lahore: Mian Asad Hakim.

Qadri, Shahid Hussain. 1995. Revised ed. Pakistan Penal Code (XLV of 1860) with Qisas & Diyat Ordinance & New Islamic Laws, 1979. Lahore: Mian Asad Hakim, pp. 133-42, 164-71, 313-49.

Attached please find clippings of the requested Dawn articles as provided to the DIRB by Dawn's editorial offices: "MQM Activist Shot Dead, One Injured" of 4 April 1997, "MQM Asks Govt to Stop Sponsoring 'Terrorists'" of 5 April 1997, "MQM Stays Away from Lunch for Premier" and "Altaf Says Another Operation Being Planned" of 6 April 1997. These clippings contain no bibliographic information except the article titles and authors. The article publication dates were handwritten by a Dawn staffer. A photocopy of the envelope showing the Dawn's mailing address is also attached.

Although the Dawn was unable to provide a copy of the article "Altaf Asks PM to Resign if He Cannot Prevent Terrorism" of 7 April 1997, it sent a copy of a 7 April 1997 article entitled "PM Should Resign if Can't Solve Problems: Altaf."

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Dawn [Karachi]. 7 April 1997. "PM Should Resign if Can't Solve Problems: Altaf."

_____. 6 April 1997. "Altaf Says Another Operation Being Planned."

_____. 6 April 1997. "MQM Stays Away From Lunch for Premier."

_____. 5 April 1997. "MQM Asks Govt to Stop Sponsoring 'Terrorists.'"

_____. 4 April 1997. "MQM Activist Shot Dead, One Injured."

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