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<p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend
the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), made a statement on 29 May urging the
Government of Pakistan to do all in its power to eradicate honour killings and calling
on the Pakistani authorities to investigate fully the murder of Farzana Parveen. We
continue to urge the Pakistan government to bring the perpetrators to justice. I am
pleased that Prime Minister Sharif condemned the murder and immediately demanded action.</p><p>
</p><p>Pakistan is included as a “country of concern” in the Foreign and Commonwealth
Office Annual Human Rights Report and we regularly raise the subject of human rights
for all Pakistan's citizens with the Pakistani government. We continue to encourage
Pakistan and all Commonwealth countries to uphold the values as set out in the Commonwealth
Charter signed in 2012.</p><p> </p>
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