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Freedom of religion or belief concerns in Pakistan range from discrimination in everyday social or economic transactions to the targeted killing of people on the basis of their religion. This takes place in a context of growing insecurity, impunity and division along religious lines.

News

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Mirza Safdar Mahmood
Ahmadi killed in suspected religiously motivated attack in Punjab Province
Mirza Safdar Mahmood was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the city of Mandi Bahauddin on 2 September.
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Three Ahmadis injured in religiously motivated attack
Three security volunteers were injured when an unidentified gunman opened fire on their vehicle outside the Baitul Aqsa mosque in Rabwah on 5 June.
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The assembly house in Punjab, Pakistan
CSW welcomes criminalisation of child marriages in Punjab
The Child Marriage Restraint Bill 2026 passed on 27 April and raises the minimum legal age for marriage for girls from 16 to 18.
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Reports

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General Briefing: Pakistan
Pakistan is an Islamic republic, and the majority of the population follows Sunni Islam, but the constitution guarantees freedom of religion or belief (FoRB)
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Written submission to the 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council
Discrimination in educational settings in Pakistan: A focus on pedagogy and curriculums
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General Briefing: Pakistan
Pakistan is an Islamic republic, and the majority of the population follows Sunni Islam, but the constitution guarantees freedom of religion or belief for
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Blog

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‘A moment of optimal leverage’: How the EU can use incoming GSP regulation to bring real change in Pakistan and Sri Lanka
In terms of encouraging human rights improvements in third countries, trade policy is one of the more powerful tools at the EU's disposal.
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How the education system perpetuates religious intolerance in Pakistan, and how it could be a route to change
While hatred can be ‘learned’ in many ways, in Pakistan it is embedded into the very fibre of the country’s education system.
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Pakistan must be made to end its decades-long tolerance and encouragement of the violent persecution of the Ahmadiyya community
The Ahmadiyya community has been the most widely institutionally and constitutionally persecuted religious group in Pakistan for decades.
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Features & Magazine Issues

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Meet the Advocate: Cecil Chaudry
Our advocate for Pakistan, Cecil Chaudry, shares why freedom of religion or belief matters for everyone, and the signs of progress giving him hope....
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How does the education system perpetuate religious intolerance in Pakistan? And how it could be a route to change?
By CSWs Press & Public Affairs Officer Ellis Heasley...
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Dr Sheikh Mahmood
Remember their names: Dr Sheikh Mahmood, Pakistan
Dr Sheikh Mahmood (58) was a highly respected gastroenterologist and hepatologist....
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