US declares Pakistan and Taliban violators religious freedom

New Delhi, November 18th : .

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken designated Pakistan as a Country of Particular Concern for its violations of religious freedom.

Dawn reports that the Taliban was also given the designation of Entity of Particular ConcernFormer President Donald Trumps administration first put Pakistan on the list in December 2018, and it was retained in 2020.According to Dawn News Report, the Joe Biden Administration, which was elected in January, retained the list but made two modifications: Russia has been added and Sudan removed from the CPC group.Blinken stated in a Wednesday statement by the State Department that the Secretary of State is responsible for identifying non-state and government actors who have religious freedom violations.

Burma and the Peoples Republic of China are designated as countries of particular concern for their tolerance of or participation in "systematic, ongoing and grave violations of religious freedom." DPRK stands for North Koreas official title.

He was quoted saying, "I also place Algeria, Comoros and Cuba on a special watch list for governments that have committed or tolerated severe violations of religious freedom." Blinked also identified the "al-Shabab and Boko Haram," the "ISIS-Greater Sahara", ISIS-West Africa (Jaat Nasr al-Islamwal-Muslimin), the Houthis, ISIS-Greater Sahara and ISIS-West Africa as entities of particular concern".

Blinken stated that the US will not waver from its commitment to promote freedom of belief or religion for all people in any country.He also said that the Biden administration was "committed" to supporting everyones rights to religion and belief.

Washington reiterated Washington’s willingness to work with civil society organisations, governments and religious community members to promote religious freedom worldwide and to address the plight for individuals and communities who are subject to abuse, harassment and discrimination based on their beliefs or not.san-ksk/ #Pakistan #Taliban #violators #freedom #Delhi.