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<p>I am concerned about Mr Ali's case and continue to follow developments. The UK
remains firmly opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances. Abolitionist work
is high on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) agenda and is part of the day-to-day
work of all diplomatic missions to countries that retain the death penalty. The FCO
human rights and democracy report 2015 makes clear our views on the death penalty
and the resumption of executions in Pakistan.</p><p>Whilst we have not raised the
specific case of Imdad Ali with the Pakistani government, the former Foreign Secretary,
my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Philip Hammond), raised
the issue of the death penalty with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in 2015, and the Parliamentary
Under-Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Hon. Friend the Member for
Bournemouth East (Mr Tobias Ellwood), since wrote to the Pakistani High Commissioner
to the UK expressing deep concern about ongoing executions. Together with our EU partners,
we continue to raise our concerns about the death penalty with the Government of Pakistan
and urge compliance with international obligations.</p>
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