Foreign Office on Thursday strongly rejected the baseless assertions made about Pakistan in the recently published International Religious Freedom Report by the United States (US).
During her weekly news briefing in Islamabad today, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, the spokesperson for the Foreign Office, expressed that reporting exercises concerning the internal affairs of sovereign states are ‘pointless, irresponsible and counterproductive’.
“Pakistan is proud of its religious diversity and pluralistic social fabric,” she said, emphasizing the strength of country’s constitution.
These rights and constitutional guarantees are protected, upheld and reinforced by an independent judiciary.
Mumtaz added that Pakistan established a strong framework to protect and promote the rights and freedoms of all individuals in the country, regardless of their religious beliefs. “These rights and constitutional guarantees are protected, upheld, and reinforced by an independent judiciary,” she further added.
The spokesperson further added that Pakistan firmly upholds the belief that each nation holds the primary responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the religious rights and freedoms of its citizens
