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<p>In February, I raised concerns about the situation for prisoners in detention under
trial in Pakistan, particularly for blasphemy cases including that of Junaid Hafeez,
as well as the UK's opposition to the death penalty with Dr Shireen Mazari, Pakistan's
Minister for Human Rights. The British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Christian Turner
CMG, raised the UK Government's concerns about the death penalty and misuse of blasphemy
legislation with Dr Mazari in January.</p><p>Since then we have discussed the impact
of COVID-19 in Pakistan regularly with senior stakeholders. We have not raised the
issue of release of prisoners in light of COVID-19.</p>
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