In accordance with EUAA COI methodology, a range of different published documentary sources have been consulted on relevant topics for this report. These include: COI reports by governments; information from civil society, advocacy groups, humanitarian organisations, and NGOs; international and NGO human rights reports; reports produced by various bodies of the United Nations; Pakistan and regionally-based media and social media; academic publications and think tank reports and specialised sources covering Pakistan. All information from these sources was consulted within time constraints.
In addition to using publicly available documentary sources, several oral sources were contacted for this report. Some sources who were interviewed chose to remain anonymous for security or operational reasons. Sources were assessed for their background, publication history, reputability and current ground-level knowledge. All oral sources are described in Annex 1: Bibliography.