Written questions

Pakistan: Religious Freedom

Commons · Question 58937 · Tabled 11 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 1 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Sammy Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies on the protection of religious minorities of the recent killing of Dr Sheikh Mahmood in

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 1 Jul 2025

Promoting the rights of religious minorities is a core part of the UK's diplomatic engagement in Pakistan. I discussed the deteriorating situation for Ahmadi Muslims with Pakistan's Minister of State for Interior in March 2025. In June 2025, ahead of Eid ...