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<p>Protecting freedom of religion or belief for minority communities 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 this issue with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Lord Ahmad also raised
the matter with Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on 14 December 2022, and with
Ministry of Interior officials on 8 December 2022.</p>
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