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<p>Protecting freedom of religion or belief for minority communities continues to
be central to the UK Government's human rights engagement in Pakistan. Lord (Tariq)
Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State for South Asia and Minister responsible for
Human Rights, raised the treatment of Ahmadi Muslims with Pakistan's Minister for
Human Rights, Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada, on 30 January. On 9 January, Minister of
State for Development Andrew Mitchell raised this issue with Prime Minister Shehbaz
Sharif. The British High Commission in Islamabad continues to engage at a senior level
with government representatives and civil society, including on recent attacks on
Ahmadi mosques.</p>
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