The United States has kept Pakistan’s designation as a ‘Country of Particular Concern’ as part of its annual
Islamabad: The United States has kept Pakistan’s designation as a ‘Country of Particular Concern’ as part of its annual International Religious Freedom Report. The report reviewed the state of religious freedoms in some 200 countries and territories around the world. In its 2000-page report, the section about Pakistan pointed to the religious violence, religious discrimination and persecution, and the failure of law enforcers and judiciary to adhere to basic evidentiary standards, especially in blasphemy cases, Samaa TV reported. The report noted that on November 15, 2021, the Secretary of State had redesignated Pakistan as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, as amended, for having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations of religious freedom and announced a waiver of the sanctions that accompany designation in the national interests of the United States.
