A/HRC/4/41 page 67 Information from the Government 316. No new information was received from the Government concerning outstanding cases. Information from sources 317. No information was received from sources regarding outstanding cases. Summary of the situation prior to the period under review 318. The majority of the 85 cases of reported disappearance concerned members or sympathizers of the political party the Muhajir Qaomi Movement, who were allegedly arrested in 1995 and 2001. Most of the other reported cases allegedly occurred in 1986 and between 1989 and 1991, and involved Afghan refugees in Pakistan, many with links to the Harakate Inghilabe Islamic party of Afghanistan. The disappearances were reportedly perpetrated in Peshawar by persons allegedly acting with the acquiescence of the Pakistani authorities. Four other cases concerned members of the same family who were reportedly abducted by agents of military intelligence in Islamabad in 1996. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 319. In the past and during the period under review, the Working Group has transmitted 85 cases to the Government; of those, 4 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the source and 4 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government. There are eight cases under the six-month rule (see paragraph 12) for which the time limit has been temporarily suspended by decision of the Working Group. A total of 77 cases remain outstanding. Paraguay Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 3 Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review Cases sent Cases sent under the under the urgent action standard procedure procedure 0 0 Number of cases on which the Government has replied 2 General allegation Prompt intervention letter Working Group request for a visit Cases clarified during the period under review by: Government Non-governmental sources 0 0 Multiple replies on some cases N/A N/A N/A N/A Discontinued cases Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 3 0 Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6-month rule) N/A Government response Government response Government response N/A N/A N/A

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