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<p>The UK Government remains deeply concerned by reports of discrimination and violence
against religious communities in Pakistan, including against the Ahmadiyya Muslim
community.</p><p>We are concerned and saddened by the murder of Dr Tahir Mahmood in
November 2020 in Punjab province. The Minister of State responsible for South Asia
and Human Rights, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, has publicly condemned the killing
and called on the perpetrators to be held to account.</p><p>We continue to urge the
Government of Pakistan at senior levels to guarantee the fundamental rights of all
its citizens, regardless of their belief. Lord Ahmad raised our concerns about the
recent murder of Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan with Pakistan's Human Rights Minister,
Dr Shireen Mazari, on 16 November. Lord Ahmad also raised the need to protect religious
communities, including the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, with Pakistan's Special Advisor
to the Prime Minister for the Interior, Shahzad Akbar, on 7 December.</p>
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