Akash Karamat
Commons · Question 28919 · Tabled 5 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Bob Blackman
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made representations to the government of Pakistan on the case of Akash Karamat.
Answer
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 12 Feb 2025
The UK Government remains deeply concerned by the use of blasphemy laws to undermine human rights in Pakistan. During my visit to Pakistan in November, I raised the issue of blasphemy-related violence with Pakistan's Human Rights Minister. The misuse of b...