Please find attached a copy of the sanitized transcript of the testimony of Noman Malik, which he gave to the Immigration and Refugee Board in Calgary on 4 March 1996. Mr. Malik is the treasurer of the Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat Islam Lahore Inc. USA in Columbus, Ohio.

Transcripts of Mr. Malik's testimony are also available at Regional Documentation Centres under the supplied title "Sanitized Version of Dr. Malik's Testimony on Lahori-Ahmadis in Pakistan."

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.

Malik, Noman, treasurer of the Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat Islam Lahore Inc. USA, Columbus, Ohio. 4 March 1996. Transcript of testimony given to the Immigration and Refugee Board in Calgary, pp. 1-33.