Written questions

Pakistan: Religious Freedom

Commons · Question 24852 · Tabled 20 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 27 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of humanitarian aid provided to help promote freedom of religion or belief in Pakistan is spent in-country.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 27 Jan 2025

The UK works to promote freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) in Pakistan through our diplomatic engagement and programme funding. I underlined the importance of promoting religious tolerance and harmony when I met Pakistan's Human Rights Minister on 19 No...