Pakistan: Religious Freedom
Commons · Question 31444 · Tabled 13 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterpart on the protection of people non-adherent to the majority religion.
Answer
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 27 Feb 2025
Promoting the rights and safety of religious minorities is a core part of the UK's diplomatic engagement in Pakistan. I underlined the importance of religious tolerance and harmony when I met Pakistan's Human Rights Minister on 19 November. In a meeting w...