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‘Mob Violence’ and ‘Repression’: House Panel Hears About Persecution of Religion in Pakistan, by Jacob Adams  – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., a co-chairman of the bipartisan commission, noted what the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom 

By Jacob Adams, The Daily Signal,

 

Congress’ Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission heard testimony Tuesday condemning the government of Pakistan over its treatment of Christians and other religious minorities.

In his opening remarks, Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., a co-chairman of the bipartisan commission, noted what the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has said about the state of religious freedom in the South Asian nation.

“Authorities’ failure to address mob violence associated with blasphemy accusations, as well as forced conversions of religious minorities—including Hindus, Christians, and Sikhs—to Islam, reinforces a climate of intolerance and fear,” the religious freedom commission concluded.

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