Document #1016203
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
No reports of the July 1996 arrest of
Muslim League (ML) supporter Ashgar Hameed Chaudhry in Lalamusa,
Gujrat, Punjab, that was allegedly reported in the Daily
Ahzan, could be found among the sources consulted by the
Research Directorate.
No mention of a newspaper called Daily
Ahzan could be found among the sources consulted by the
Research Directorate.
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
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1997. 1996.
Benn's Media World 1996.
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Dawn Wire Service (DWS) [Karachi].
Weekly. July 1996 (WWW)
DIRB. "Pakistan" country file.
July-December 1996.
Human Rights in Developing Countries
Yearbook. Yearly. 1996, 1997.
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Lahore. February 1998.
State of Human Rights in Pakistan in 1997.
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Comprehensive Reference Guide. 1991.
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LEXIS/NEXIS, WNC.