CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION
Status in Canada
Persons in Need of Protection
Judicial review of negative pre-removal risk assessment (PRRA)—Applicant, Pakistani, active member of MQM-A political movement—PRRA officer finding applicant having internal flight alternative (IFA) in city of Karachi, where applicant lived—Although past persecution occurred in Karachi, evidence clearly establishing MQM-A having strongholds within several districts in Karachi in which its members live, work safely—Concept of IFA not requiring safe haven to be in another city or province of state of origin as long as area offering refuge from persecution experienced in home district—Officer’s conclusion state protection available reasonable—As integrated into political life of country, MQM-A having some influence over security forces—Applicant not showing more than mere possibility of risk in Pakistan—Application dismissed.
Jilani v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) (IMM-711-07, 2007 FC 1354, Mosley J., judgment dated 21/12/07, 7 pp.)