Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3227):
Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool.:
To ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 11 March (HL2717), whether they will specifically raise with the government of Pakistan why Ahmadi Muslims were not included on the single electoral list with all other voters in the recent elections in that country. (HL3227)
Tabled on: 13 March 2024
Answer:
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon:
On 22 March I met with Pakistan’s newly-appointed Foreign Secretary Ishaq Dar to discuss the inclusivity of the elections and the rights of religious minorities. We will continue to raise human rights issues affecting the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in engagements with the new government and reaffirm the importance of Pakistan respecting the voting rights of all religious communities.
Date and time of answer: 28 Mar 2024 at 16:58.
