To raise awareness of and help eliminate discrimination and persecution by the state and others; and to help develop an inclusive and tolerant Pakistan.
1. Pakistan Protection of Religious Minorities Bill
06/10/2020 - Early Day Motions
Found: protection of religious minorities in Pakistan was rejected by the Pakistani Senate on Thursday 24 September;
2. Commemoration of 10th anniversary of Shahbaz Bhatti’s assassination
01/03/2021 - Early Day Motions
Found: courageous advocacy for Pakistan's religious minorities; recognises that countless people across the
3. ASMA JAHANGIR
20/02/2018 - Early Day Motions
Found: death of Asma Jahangir, the brave and remarkable Pakistani rights activist, staunch defender of the rule
4. Human and trade union rights in Pakistan
30/11/2020 - Early Day Motions
Found: censorship and the harassment of ethnic and religious minorities continue to take place in Pakistan; further notes
5. Debate on a Motion on the Persecution of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
22/05/2018 - Parliamentary Research
Found: Pakistan, with about 4 million adherents. The Pakistani constitution singles out Ahmadis, declaring that
1. Pakistan: Aid Programmes and Human Rights
02/07/2019 - Grand Committee
1: programmes and human rights and the treatment of minorities in Pakistan, and in particular the case of Asia - Speech Link
2: of the State” and that:“Minorities, to whichever community they may belong, will - Speech Link
2. Persecution of Ahmadis
23/11/2020 - Commons Chamber
1: Pakistan. Today, Ordinance XX is used to persecute minorities in Pakistan, including Christians and Hindus - Speech Link
2: persecution of the Ahmadis and indeed other religious minorities, when, in any country, these should be the cornerstone - Speech Link
3: which means “deserving to be killed”, in the Pakistani media and by religious and political leaders. - Speech Link
3. Covid-19: Ethnic Minority Disparities
02/03/2021 - Lords Chamber
1: infection. This strengthens the argument that ethnic minorities should not be viewed as a single group in relation - Speech Link
2: showed that the unemployment rate for ethnic minorities is 9.5%, compared with 4.5% for white people - Speech Link
3: on the south Asian community, particularly the Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities. What targeted actions - Speech Link
4. Freedom of Religion or Belief
12/03/2020 - Westminster Hall
1: the all-party parliamentary group for the Pakistani minorities.I thank the Backbench Business Committee - Speech Link
2: knock-on effects in Pakistan, where non-Muslim minorities such as Hindus and Christians face severe persecution - Speech Link
3: and other economic issues, as well as against minorities. I have specifically asked him to look at administrative - Speech Link
5. Pakistan: Aid for Persecuted Minorities
06/06/2019 - Lords Chamber
1: poorest and most excluded, who are often from minorities. We promote minority rights from grass roots - Speech Link
2: illiterate woman from one of Pakistan’s beleaguered minorities, who now occupies Asia Bibi’s cell in Multan - Speech Link
3: reluctant to declare themselves members of religious minorities because of fear of discrimination. We are working - Speech Link
Registered Contact:
Jim Shannon MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7160.
Email: jim.shannon.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Morris Johns, 129 Brickhill Drive, Bedford MK41 7QG. Tel: 07910 629 864
Email: morrisjohns@yahoo.co.uk
No benefits in kind are on record for the Pakistani Minorities APPG
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Pakistani Minorities APPG