Written questions

Pakistan: Human Rights

Commons · Question 20714 · Tabled 17 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 6 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Zarah Sultana

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the human rights situation in Islamabad, in the context of reports of deaths and mass det

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 6 Jan 2025

The UK strongly supports individuals' rights to expression without censorship, intimidation or unnecessary restriction. We will continue to urge the Government of Pakistan to respect these fundamental freedoms, underlining that any human rights violations...