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<p>The UK Government is monitoring the issue of discrimination and violence against
the Ahmadiyya Muslim community and religious minorities in Pakistan closely. Lord
Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister for South Asia and the Minister responsible for Human
Rights, has spoken out publicly to strongly condemn targeted killings of Ahmadi Muslims
in Pakistan, including the murder of Kamran Ahmad in Peshawar on 9 November. Lord
Ahmad discussed the need to promote respect for all religions when he met the Governor
of Punjab, Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar, on 28 November. During his visit to Pakistan
on 22 and 23 June, Lord Ahmad raised the treatment of minorities, including Ahmadi
Muslims, with Prime Minister Imran Khan, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, and
Federal Minister of Human Rights Shireen Mazari. He also raised the use of cybercrime
laws against members of the Ahmadi community with Advisor to the Prime Minister on
Accountability and Interior, Shahzad Akbar. In addition to his meetings with the Government
of Pakistan, Lord Ahmad met with representatives of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community
and took part in an interfaith roundtable to better understand the concerns of Pakistan's
minorities. Pakistan is one of the FCDO's human rights priority countries and Freedom
of Religion or Belief (FoRB) is an integral part of our engagement on human rights.
In July 2022 the UK will host an international Ministerial Conference to Advance FoRB
in London.</p>
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