Standard Q&a Report: Pakistan - Western Values -Returnees, Dated 23 March 2015 (mb Pdf) ​

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A 2015 Country of Origin Information report prepared by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection assesses claims by a Pakistani male applicant that he faces persecution from Taliban and extremist groups upon return to Pakistan due to his time spent in Australia. The report concludes there are no reports of fundamentalist groups targeting returnees specifically for having resided in Western countries, citing a 2013 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade assessment finding no evidence of discrimination or violence against Pakistanis returning from abroad. The document notes that returning to Pakistan from Western countries is common, referencing data indicating 30 percent of approximately 100,000 Pakistani students studying abroad annually return to Pakistan, with the Pakistani government actively encouraging returnees through salary increases and job incentives.