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Pakistan: Religious Freedom

Commons · Question 36110 · Tabled 6 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 12 Mar 2025

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Asked by Preet Kaur Gill

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Pakistani counterpart on (a) the treatment of religious minorities and (b) restrictions on religious expression for Hindu students in

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 12 Mar 2025

Promoting freedom of religion or belief is a key part of the UK's diplomatic engagement overseas. I underlined the importance of religious tolerance and harmony when I met Pakistan's Human Rights Minister on 19 November 2024, although I did not raise reli...