Pakistan: country policy and information notes

  • Published the country policy and information note: Christians and Christian converts, Pakistan, July 2026.

  • The country policy and information note for Hazaras, Pakistan, July 2022 has been removed as it is no longer valid.

  • Added the country policy and information note: political parties and affiliation, Pakistan, February 2026.

  • Published the country policy and information note: sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, Pakistan, November 2025.

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

  • Updated the country policy and information note on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.

  • 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 Removed the note on documentation, which was out of date.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  • Removed outdated background information, updated the information on actors of protection and added new information on internal relocation.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  • Removed out of date country policy and information note: prison conditions, Pakistan, November 2019.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  • Removed this out of date CPIN: security and humanitarian situation, including fear of militant groups, Pakistan, January 2019.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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