Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 58220

Junaid Hafeez

Tabled: 9 June 2025
Answered: 12 June 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Pakistani counterpart on the case of Junaid Hafeez.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
The UK Government remains deeply concerned by the use of blasphemy laws to undermine human rights in Pakistan. We regularly raise this issue at the highest levels - pressing for due process to prevent wrongful convictions and ensure fair trials for those ...
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