Lord Collins of Highbury, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL4201):
Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:
To ask His Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan about the demolition of an Ahmadiyya Muslim mosque in Daska. (HL4201)
Tabled on: 20 January 2025
Answer:
Lord Collins of Highbury:
The UK Government is aware of reports of the desecration of an Ahmadi Mosque in Daska and continues to monitor the situation. The Minister for the Middle East underlined the importance of promoting religious tolerance and harmony when he met Pakistan’s Human Rights Minister on 19 November, and also discussed this issue in Parliament on 28 November. In response to the incident in Daska, the British High Commissioner raised the issue of Ahmadi Muslim rights in a message to the Punjab Minorities Minister on 23 January. We will continue to urge the Government of Pakistan to guarantee the rights of all people, including religious minorities, in accordance with international standards.
Date and time of answer: 04 Feb 2025 at 16:50.
