Document #1278797
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
Information on the procedure of resignation of a commissioned naval officer, including information on the issuance of a discharge certificate, and the consequences of failing to return to duty when an officer's application for premature retirement from service is not accepted, could not 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
Although willing to provide assistance,
the High Commission for Pakistan, in Ottawa was unable to respond
within time constraints without consulting with the relevant
authorities in Pakistan.
Defense and Foreign Affairs
Handbook. 2002. 15th ed.
IRB Databases
The Law and Justice Commission of
Pakistan, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, did not respond to a letter
requesting information.
The Pakistan Navy recruitment centres in
Rawalpindi, Sialkot Old District, Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan,
Sukkur, Karachi and Quetta, did not respond to a letter requesting
information.
Unsuccessful attempts to contact the
Pakistan Navy, Naval Headquarters in Islamabad, and recruitment
centre in Peshawar.
WNC/Dialog
Internet sources, including:
BBC
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2002
The Daily Times
Dawn [Karachi]
European Country of Origin Information
Network (ECOI)
Human Rights Network International
Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Navy Times
The Pakistan Navy
United Kingdom, Immigration and
Nationality Directorate (IND)
War Resisters' International
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