Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 120825

Pakistan: Religious Freedom

Tabled: 16 March 2026
Answered: 2 April 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist PartyStrangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to her Pakistani counterpart on reports of persecution and discrimination against the Christian community in that country; and what asses

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
The UK is committed to defending freedom of religion or belief for all in Pakistan, including Christians. Over the past year, alongside our High Commission in Islamabad, I have raised the rights and safety of religious minorities with Pakistan's Human Rig...

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