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Country policy and information notes (previously known as country information and guidance reports) are used by UK Visas and Immigration officials to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
The notes also give information on asylum seekers’ countries of origin.
Removed the information on Shia Muslims as it is no longer current.
13 November 2024
Updated the figure for the mental health workforce in Pakistan.
12 July 2024
Published an updated version of country policy and information note: actors of protection.
10 July 2024
Country policy and information note: political parties and affiliation, Pakistan, May 2023 is out of date and has been removed.
10 July 2024
Updated the note on healthcare and medical treatment.
9 July 2024
Updated the note on internal relocation, following the October 2023 review commissioned by the Independent Advisory Group on Country Information. Removed the note on documentation, which was out of date.
10 May 2024
Accessible version of 'Country policy and information note: Christians and Christian converts, Pakistan, April 2024' added.
8 May 2024
Published an updated version of the 'Country policy and information note: Christian and Christian converts'.
24 May 2023
Updated section 2.1.2 in guidance on actors of protection.
12 May 2023
Information on political parties and affiliation updated.
14 April 2023
Removed outdated background information, updated the information on actors of protection and added new information on internal relocation.
18 November 2022
Updated the information on women fearing gender-based violence.
25 July 2022
Updated information on Hazaras.
21 June 2022
Removed out of date country policy and information note: prison conditions, Pakistan, November 2019.
13 April 2022
Updated the information on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, Pakistan, to April 2022.
4 November 2021
Removed this out of date CPIN: security and humanitarian situation, including fear of militant groups, Pakistan, January 2019.
7 September 2021
Updated note on Ahmadis published.
13 July 2021
Information on Shia Muslims updated.
23 February 2021
Updated the information on Christians and Christian converts, Pakistan to February 2021 version.
7 December 2020
Added country policy and information note: political parties and affiliation, Pakistan, December 2020.
5 October 2020
Updated the information on medical and healthcare provisions.
2 July 2020
Added Country policy and information note: Pakistan: actors of protection and Country policy and information note: Pakistan background information, including internal relocation documents.
18 March 2020
Updated 'Documentation' country policy and information note for Pakistan.
17 February 2020
Added the Country policy and information note: Women fearing gender-based violence, Pakistan, February 2020.
27 January 2020
Attached 'Country and policy note: documentation, Pakistan, January 2020'.
25 November 2019
Updated Hazaras guidance document
13 November 2019
Country policy and information note on prison conditions added.
2 July 2019
Removed out of date country information and guidance: prison conditions, Pakistan, June 2016 and added updated CPIN: sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, Pakistan, July 2019.
28 March 2019
Updated information on Ahmadis published.
23 January 2019
Added a new document: Pakistan Shia Muslims, Jan 2019
4 January 2019
Updated country policy and information note: Security and humanitarian situation, including fear of militant groups, January 2019. Removed country information and guidance report: fear of the Taliban and other militant groups, Pakistan, May 2014.
17 September 2018
Updated country information and guidance for Christians and Christian converts.
3 August 2018
Uploaded country policy and information note: medical and healthcare issues, August 2018.
20 June 2018
Updated information on Ahmadis published.
27 June 2017
New guidance on background information, including actors of protection, and internal relocation.