Written questions

Pakistan: Women

Commons · Question 77037 · Tabled 15 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 13 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Bob Blackman

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her counterpart in Pakistan on allegations of (a) abduction and (b) trafficking of (i) Hindu and (ii) Christian women and girls; and

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 13 Oct 2025

The UK is committed to addressing the abduction, trafficking, forced marriage and conversion of women and girls in Pakistan, including from Hindu and Christian communities. Further to the welcome passage of the Islamabad Capital Territory Child Marriage R...