| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
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AJK |
Azad Jammu and Kashmir |
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AQIS |
Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent |
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ANP |
Awami National Party |
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ASWJ |
Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat |
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ATA |
Anti-Terrorism Act |
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BHUs |
Basic Health Units |
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BLA |
Balochistan Liberation Army |
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BLA-A |
Balochistan Liberation Army Azad |
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BLF |
Balochistan Liberation Front |
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BNA |
Baloch National Army |
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BNP |
Balochistan National Party |
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BRAS |
Baloch Raji Aajoi Sangar |
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CDF |
Chief of Defence Forces |
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CEAS |
Common European Asylum System |
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COI |
Country of origin information |
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CPEC |
China–Pakistan Economic Corridor |
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CSOs |
Civil society organisations |
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CTD |
Counter Terrorism Departments |
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EUAA |
European Union Agency for Asylum |
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EU |
European Union |
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EU+ countries |
Member States of the European Union and associated countries |
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FATA |
Federally Administered Tribal Areas |
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Fatwa |
Non-binding religious opinion issued by an Islamic scholar |
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FC |
Frontier Corps |
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FIA |
The Federal Investigative Agency |
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GB |
Gilgit-Baltistan |
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Hadd (plural: hudud) |
A category of crime under Islamic Law. Punishment for crimes against God prescribed in the Quran, sometimes punishable by death |
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Haram |
Anything prohibited by the Islamic law, referring to actions, behaviours, or other matters that are forbidden and considered sinful. Such prohibitions are based on the Quran and the Sunnah (the teachings and practices of the Prophet Muhammad) |
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Hazaragi |
A dialect of Afghan Dari language spoken mainly by the Hazara people of Afghanistan and Pakistan |
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HGB |
Hafiz Gul Bahadur |
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Hindko |
An Indo-Aryan language group spoken in Pakistan, mainly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (especially Hazara and Peshawar divisions) and parts of northern Punjab |
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HuM |
Harakat ul-Mujahideen |
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ICT |
Islamabad Capital Territory |
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IED |
Improvised explosive device |
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ISI |
Inter-Services Intelligence |
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ISKP |
Islamic State Khorasan Province |
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ISPP |
Islamic State Pakistan Province |
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JeM |
Jaish-e Mohammed |
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Jirga |
Tribal assembly |
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Katchi abadis |
Informal settlements |
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KP |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
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LeJ |
Lashkar-e Jhangvi |
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LeT |
Lashkar-e- Taiba |
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Madrassa |
Islamic religious school |
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Member States |
Member States of the European Union |
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MQM-L |
Muttahida Qaumi Movement - London |
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MQM-P |
Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan |
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PECA |
Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act |
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PML-N |
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) |
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PPC |
Pakistan Penal Code |
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PPP |
Pakistan People’s Party |
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PTI |
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
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PTM |
Pashtun Tahafuz Movement |
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QR |
Qualification Regulation - Regulation (EU) 2024/1347 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection and for the content of the protection granted, amending Council Directive 2003/109/EC and repealing Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council |
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Refugee Convention |
The 1951 Convention relating to the status of refugees and its 1967 Protocol (referred to in EU asylum legislation and by the CJEU as ‘the Geneva Convention’) |
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Riots |
Violent demonstrations, often involving a spontaneous action by unorganised, unaffiliated members of society |
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Sharia |
The religious law of Islam; Islamic canonical law |
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SOGIESC |
Sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or sex characteristics |
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SRA |
Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army |
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SSP |
Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan |
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TLP |
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan |
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TTP |
Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan |
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UNHCR |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
