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UK: Parliament's Backbench Business Committee to debate persecution of Ahmadiyya Muslims

MP McDonagh is concerned about the rising hate speech in Pakistan against religious minorities, leading to a spate of murders and blasphemy prosecutions.

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By Staff Report | February 5, 2016

In Westminster Hall at the UK's Parliamentary estate, on Thursday, February 11, 2016, there's a Backbench Business Committee debate planned on the persecution of Ahmadiyya Muslims and other religious minorities in Pakistan.

The debate, led by Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh, will begin at 1:30 PM.

According to a BBC report, MP McDonagh "is concerned about the rising hate speech in Pakistan against religious minorities, leading to a spate of murders and blasphemy prosecutions."

The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee, the UK Parliament website has reported.



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