Appendix two: Glossary

1. Pakistani Terms

Chardewari.......................Four walls
Diyat.................................Compensation
Hadd ................................Forms of punishment ordained by the Holy Quran or Sunnah
Hijab.................................Head scarf / veil
Huq Mehar .......................Dower
Izzat .................................Honour
Jirgas ................................Meeting of elders
Kafir .................................Infidels
Khula................................Dissolution of marriage filed by a woman
Mjlis-e-shoora...................Parliament
Naib Nazim.......................Assistant Manager
Nikah Nama......................Marriage certificate
Panchayat.........................Council of elders
Purdah..............................Veiling
Qatl-i-amd ........................Intentionally causing death
Qazf .................................False accusation of zina (adultery and fornication)
Qisas.................................A life for a life
Sardars .............................Head of tribe
Shariah .............................Islamic law
Swara (NWFP)...................The giving of women in reparation for an ‘insult’, known as ‘blood money’
Sunnah.............................The pattern of life of prophet Muhammad which comprises the norm andexample for his followers
Syed .................................Direct descendent of prophet Muhammad
Talaq.................................Divorce
Talaq-e-tafwiz ...................The delegated right of divorce
Tazir..................................To punish
Tehsil ................................Sub district
Tehsil Nazim......................Sub district chief/manager
Thana ...............................Police station
Ulemas .............................Religious scholars
Vani..................................Blood money (Punjab)
Wafaqi Mohtasib ..............Ombudsman
Wali..................................Heir
Zakat ................................AlmsgivingZan, zar, zamin .................Woman, money, land
Zila ...................................District
Zila Nazim.........................District Chief/Manager
Zina ..................................Offences of rape, abduction, adultery and fornication under the Hudood Ordinances.

Zina bil jabr.......................Rape

1. UK Acronyms

API ..................................Asylum Policy Instruction
BIA ..................................Border and Immigration Agency
COIS ................................Country of Information Service
NASS ...............................National Asylum Support Service