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  2. Non-refoulement - Wikipedia

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    Non-refoulement (/ r ə ˈ f uː l m ɒ̃ /) is a fundamental principle of international law anchored in the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees that forbids a country from deporting ("refoulement") any person to any country in which their "life or freedom would be threatened" on account of "race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion".

  3. Pakistani diaspora - Wikipedia

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    Religion. Predominantly Islam minorities of Christianity, Hinduism, and Sikhism. Overseas Pakistanis ( Urdu: بیرون ملک پاکستانی نژاد ), or the Pakistani diaspora, refers to Pakistanis who live outside of Pakistan. These include citizens that have migrated to another country as well as people born abroad of Pakistani descent.

  4. Pakistani Americans - Wikipedia

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    Pakistani Americans are known to assimilate more easily than many other immigrant groups because they have fewer language barriers (English is a co-official language of Pakistan and widely spoken in the country among professional classes), higher educational credentials (immigrants are disproportionately well-educated among Pakistanis), and ...

  5. Dhimmi - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Dhimmī ( Arabic: ذمي ḏimmī, IPA: [ˈðimmiː], collectively أهل الذمة ʾahl aḏ-ḏimmah/dhimmah "the people of the covenant") or muʿāhid ( معاهد) is a historical [ 1] term for non-Muslims living in an Islamic state with legal protection. [ 1][ 2]: 470 The word literally means "protected person", [ 3] referring ...

  6. Afghans in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Native: Pashto, Dari, Hazaragi. Additional: Urdu, English. Religion. Islam. ( Sunni majority, Shia minority) Afghans in Pakistan ( Urdu: افغان مهاجرين, Afghān muhājirīn, lit. 'Afghan migrants') are temporary residents from Afghanistan who are registered in Pakistan as refugees and asylum seekers. [ 2]

  7. Migrant workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council region

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    The Labour Law places responsibility for the migrant worker on the employer. [91] [92] The 2003 Law also sets conditions for the labor contract, as well as the rights and obligations of both employers and migrant workers, including the provision of medical facilities, suitable means of transport, and a minimum wage by the Council of Ministers.

  8. Second Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    The Second Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan ( Urdu: آئین پاکستان میں دوسری ترمیم) became a part of the Constitution of Pakistan on 7 September 1974 under the Government of Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. [ 1] It declared that Qadianis were non-Muslims. [ 1] It also made way for the establishment of a ...

  9. Immigration to Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    However, the number of immigrants in Pakistan recently grew sharply. Immigrants from South Asia make up a growing proportion of immigrants in Pakistan. The largest group of immigrants in Pakistan is Bangladeshi, followed by Afghan, Tajik, Uzbek, Turkmen, Indian, Sri Lankan, Burmese [5] [6] and Briton. [7]