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<p>Protecting and promoting freedom of religion or belief is central to the UK Government's
human rights engagement in Pakistan. Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of
State for South Asia and Minister responsible for Human Rights, raised the treatment
of Ahmadi Muslims with Pakistan's Minister for Human Rights, Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada
on 30 January. On 9 January, Minister of State for Development Andrew Mitchell raised
the issue with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The British High Commission in Islamabad
continues to engage at a senior level with government representatives and civil society,
including on recent attacks on Ahmadi mosques.</p>
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