Pakistan: country policy and information notes

Updated the country policy and information note on women fearing gender-based violence.

The information on Shia Muslims has been removed. Currently there are no plans to maintain or update this guidance.

Published the country policy and information note: Ahmadis, Pakistan, March 2025.

Updated the figure for the mental health workforce in Pakistan.

Published an updated version of country policy and information note: actors of protection.

Political parties and affiliation, Pakistan, May 2023, has been removed. Currently there are no plans to maintain or update this guidance.

Updated the note on healthcare and medical treatment.

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 Removed the note on documentation, which was out of date.

Accessible version of 'Country policy and information note: Christians and Christian converts, Pakistan, April 2024' added.

Published an updated version of the 'Country policy and information note: Christian and Christian converts'.

Updated section 2.1.2 in guidance on actors of protection.

Information on political parties and affiliation updated.

Removed outdated background information, updated the information on actors of protection and added new information on internal relocation.

Updated the information on women fearing gender-based violence.

Updated information on Hazaras.

Removed out of date country policy and information note: prison conditions, Pakistan, November 2019.

Updated the information on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, Pakistan, to April 2022.

Removed this out of date CPIN: security and humanitarian situation, including fear of militant groups, Pakistan, January 2019.

Updated note on Ahmadis published.

Information on Shia Muslims updated.

Updated the information on Christians and Christian converts, Pakistan to February 2021 version.

Added country policy and information note: political parties and affiliation, Pakistan, December 2020.

Updated the information on medical and healthcare provisions.

Added Country policy and information note: Pakistan: actors of protection and Country policy and information note: Pakistan background information, including internal relocation documents.

Updated 'Documentation' country policy and information note for Pakistan.

Added the Country policy and information note: Women fearing gender-based violence, Pakistan, February 2020.

Attached 'Country and policy note: documentation, Pakistan, January 2020'.

Updated Hazaras guidance document

Country policy and information note on prison conditions added.

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.

Updated information on Ahmadis published.

Added a new document: Pakistan Shia Muslims, Jan 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.

Updated country information and guidance for Christians and Christian converts.

Uploaded country policy and information note: medical and healthcare issues, August 2018.

Updated information on Ahmadis published.

New guidance on background information, including actors of protection, and internal relocation.

Updated guidance on land disputes.

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