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<p>The UK condemns the continued persecution of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in
Pakistan and this is regularly raised in our meetings with the Pakistani authorities.
On 22 March I met with Pakistan's newly-appointed Foreign Secretary Ishaq Dar to discuss
the rights of religious minorities in Pakistan. I raised attacks on Ahmadiyya Muslim
mosques with Pakistan's caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani on 13 September
and in a letter of 5 October in 2023. On 7 March, the UK formally registered concerns
with the Pakistan High Commission, condemning all incidents of hate speech directed
towards Ahmadi Muslims, the desecration of Ahmadi mosques, and violence against Ahmadi
individuals. In my letter to the newly-appointed Human Rights Minister in March, I
underlined the UK's commitment to protecting religious minorities and urged the government
of Pakistan to condemn any instances of hate directed towards Ahmadi Muslims and other
marginalised religious communities.</p>
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