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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan concerning the denial of the right to vote as Muslims of Ahmadi Muslims in the 2024 elections in that country.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of Ahmadis who will be excluded from voting in the forthcoming Pakistan elections because of their refusal to renounce their religious beliefs in order to qualify for the franchise.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1686489", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government when they last held discussions regarding the civil and democratic rights of Ahmadi citizens in Pakistan with (1) the government of Pakistan, and (2) with the Secretary General of the Commonwealth; and what responses they received.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1685454", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1685454/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The UK Government condemns all instances of hate and discrimination directed towards minority religious communities, including Ahmadi Muslims. We continue to urge the government of Pakistan to guarantee the rights of all people in Pakistan as laid down in the Constitution of Pakistan and in accordance with international standards. Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister for South Asia, raised the persecution of Ahmadi Muslims with Pakistan's caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani on 13 September and in a letter of 5 October. The UK government continues to fund projects with local Pakistani organisations to empower minority religious communities and to tackle online hate-speech.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4716", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ruth Jones"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1654075", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-07-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to ensure the safety and religious freedom of Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4788", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Fleur Anderson"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1625704", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1625705", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to monitor anti-Ahmadi rhetoric in (a) Punjab province and (b) Pakistan.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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