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<p>It is vital that the Government of Pakistan protects and guarantees the rights
of all its citizens, regardless of their faith or ethnicity, as laid down in the Constitution
and in accordance with international standards. As Senior Minister of State for Faith
and Communities with a personal commitment to freedom of religious belief, I had frank
discussions with the Pakistani Prime Minister and other ministers during my most recent
visit to Pakistan and during the UN General Assembly. I will continue to press the
Pakistani government to meet these commitments. The British Government also remains
fully committed to working in partnership with Pakistan to tackle terrorism and violent
extremism in all forms which threatens the people of both our countries and the security
of all communities in Pakistan. Our concerns are documented in the latest Foreign
and Commonwealth Office annual Human Rights report launched on 10 April.</p>
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