Pakistan: Blasphemy
Commons · Question 13005 · Tabled 6 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Pakistani counterpart on reversing anti-blasphemy legislation.
Answer
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 12 Nov 2024
Pakistan is a FCDO human rights priority country. We work to protect and promote human rights in Pakistan through our diplomatic engagement and programme funding. This includes regularly raising concerns about the misuse of blasphemy laws, both in princip...