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<p>We are aware of reports of the raid on the Ahmadiyya office in Pakistan. 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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