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<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>
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