Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they intend to make to the government of Pakistan to encourage it to improve its efforts to eradicate terrorist activity and extremism within Pakistan's borders.

The UK and Pakistan have a shared interest in the battle against terrorism. The UK is committed to working with Pakistan to combat the terrorist threat and the extremism that sustains it. We regularly highlight to Pakistan, at the highest level, the importance of taking effective action against all terrorist groups operating in Pakistan, as Pakistan has committed to do. My colleague, the Minister for Asia and the Pacific, raised this with his counterparts when he visited Pakistan earlier this month.​ On extremism, during Pakistan's UPR this November, the UK raised deep concern over the misuse of terrorism and blasphemy laws to persecute minority communities

The UK is helping Pakistan develop its capacity to protect itself from terrorism and extremism, and prosecute those who plan and commit terrorist attacks. Our counter-terrorism assistance to Pakistan is focussed on protecting civilians, strengthening rule of law and developing civilian counter-terrorism institutions.​