Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 13005

Pakistan: Blasphemy

Tabled: 6 November 2024

Answered: 12 November 2024

Named Day

Question

Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Pakistani counterpart on reversing anti-blasphemy legislation.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

Pakistan is a FCDO human rights priority country. We work to protect and promote human rights in Pakistan through our diplomatic engagement and programme funding. This includes regularly raising concerns about the misuse of blasphemy laws, both in princip...

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