Oral sources, including anonymous sources
Nida Aly, Executive Director for Asma Jahangir Legal Aid Cell (AGHS), Pakistan, email communication with EUAA, 9 March and 7 May 2026. Aly directs and supervises all legal aid projects in the areas of family, criminal and civil law as well as the paralegal training programme at AGHS. AGHS provides free legal representation for vulnerable women, children, bonded labourers, people in prison and religious minorities.
Zia Ur Rehman, Pakistan‑based journalist on security and human rights, email communication with EUAA, 18 March 2026. Zia Ur Rehman is a Pakistani journalist and researcher based in Pakistan whose reporting and analysis focus on security, organised crime, human rights, migration, and religion. He writes regularly for international and national outlets, including The New York Times, The News International, Dawn, Nikkei Asia, and DW.
Abdullah Khan, Managing Director at Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), online interview with EUAA, 26 March 2026. Abdullah Khan is a counter terrorism expert, writer, and managing director at PICSS. The PICSS is a think tank based in Pakistan that conducts research on issues related to conflict, security, and peacebuilding. It aims to provide information on national security, terrorism, political instability, and regional conflicts.
International organisation working on Pakistan, email communication with EUAA, 30 March 2026. The source requested to remain anonymous for operational reasons.
Expert on Ahmadis in Pakistan, with extensive field experience regarding their situation. The expert is based outside Pakistan and regularly travels to the country for fieldwork. Email communication with EUAA, 1 April 2026. The source requested to remain anonymous for operational reasons.