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Pakistan: Human Rights

Commons · Question 36950 · Tabled 10 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 17 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Jas Athwal

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterpart on human rights in Pakistan.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 17 Mar 2025

Promoting human rights is a core part of the UK's diplomatic engagement in Pakistan. I raised the importance of upholding civil and political rights with senior Pakistani Ministers, including the Minister for Human Rights and Interior Minister, during my ...