In addition to above. I have received response from Citizenship minister office"I appreciate the Pakistani community's concerns about their families' safety and well being in Pakistan. I would like to assure you that Citizenship and Immigration Canada is aware of the unfolding crisis, and is monitoring the situation carefully. There is regular communication and daily reports sent to our National Headquarters by our mission's manager. Our visa office in Islamabad is open and operating normally."
Points to Note: They are awre of the situation Menaing they know it but doing it intentionlly
Monitoring the situation Meaning they dont care if it is 16 month or 2yrs as long as go up not down.
Regular Communication & Daily Report That report is maybe belong to need more office supplies, need refreshment stuff/coffee, fresh vine, request to increase the office budget, and most important report that we will be off next week for 1 day due to this holiday and than week after off again for this holiday.
Saroo. Answer to your question promise of 9 month is to give you a mental tourcher. You go ahead make your personal life plan accordingly but when the 9 month time arrived we will tell you file is in queue to review.