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<p>The Government strongly condemns the persecution of all minorities, including the
targeting of people based on their beliefs. Our concerns are reflected in the latest
update to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office annual human rights report.</p><p>We
regularly raise our concerns about the protection of minority communities, including
religious minorities, with the Pakistani Government at a senior level. During his
visit to Pakistan in November, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth
Affairs, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson),
raised religious tolerance and the importance of safeguarding the rights of all Pakistan's
citizens. We continue to urge Pakistan to honour in practice its human rights obligations,
including those related to religious minorities, and to uphold the rule of law.</p>
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