Pakistan: Human Rights
Commons · Question 20715 · 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, if he will make representations to his Pakistani counterpart for an independent investigation into the deaths of civilians in Islamabad on 26 and 27 November 2024.
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...