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<p>Protecting Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), including for minority communities,
remains central to the UK Government's human rights engagement in Pakistan. On 13
September, I [Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon] discussed the treatment of marginalised
religious communities, including the Christian community, with Pakistan's caretaker
Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani. On 6 September, I condemned attacks against religious
minorities in my meeting with the Pakistani High Commissioner. We continue to raise
the issue of blasphemy laws privately at the highest levels. On 27 June, I raised
the use of blasphemy laws to target marginalised religious communities with Pakistan's
then-Minister for Human Rights, Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada.</p>
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