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<p>Protecting and promoting freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) remains 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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