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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-10-13more like thismore than 2023-10-13
answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept id 208 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
hansard heading Pakistan: Religious Freedom more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterpart on the persecution of religious minorities in that country. more like this
tabling member constituency Linlithgow and East Falkirk more like this
tabling member printed
Martyn Day remove filter
uin 201380 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-10-23more like thisremove minimum value filter
answer text <p>The UK strongly condemns the violence faced by religious minorities in Pakistan. Protecting Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), including for minority communities, remains a priority for the UK Government's human rights engagement in Pakistan. The Foreign Secretary raised the persecution of religious communities with Pakistan's Prime Minister, Anwaral Haq Kakar on 25 September. On 21 August, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister for South Asia, wrote to Pakistan's caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani, urging the Government to ensure the safety of the Christian community following recent attacks in Jaranwala. He has since written again to the Foreign Minister following the shocking desecration of Ahmadi Mosques and graves in Punjab and Sindh. Lord Ahmad also condemned attacks against religious minorities in his meetings with Foreign Minister Jilani on 13 September, and Pakistani High Commissioner Mohammed Faisal on 6 September.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Aldershot more like this
answering member printed Leo Docherty more like this
question first answered
remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2023-10-23T15:20:14.98Z
answering member
4600
label Biography information for Leo Docherty more like this
tabling member
4488
label Biography information for Martyn Day more like this