No information on the treatment of the Sunni sect Ahle Madees (Ahley Madies) by Shi'ites, the authorities and the Nifaz-e-Fiqa Jaffria or on whether there is a connection between this sect in Pakistan and a similar one in India 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

Encyclopedia of Islam

Encyclopedia of Religion

IRB databases

NEXIS

Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World

Internet sites including:

Amnesty International

Dawn

Dawn Wire Service

Freedom House

Frontier Post

Human Rights Commission of Pakistan

Human Rights Watch

News International

Pakistan News Service

Rediff

The Tribune

UNICEF

UN News

World News Connection

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