Question follow-through · 17034
Pakistan: Diplomatic Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help protect the rights of minority groups in Pakistan.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 29 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 3 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 16 Dec 2024 · 17 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help protect the rights of minority groups in Pakistan.
3 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Dec 2024
Answer published
We work to protect and promote human rights in Pakistan through our diplomatic engagement and programme funding. I (Minister Falconer) underlined the importance of promoting religious tolerance and harmony when I met with Pakistan's Human Rights Minister ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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