{"id":10236,"date":"2026-10-21T19:06:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T19:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/ground_post\/pakistan-country-brief\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T19:06:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T19:06:02","slug":"pakistan-country-brief","status":"publish","type":"ground_post","link":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/ground_post\/pakistan-country-brief\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Country Brief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"main-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"hero\">\n<div class=\"block-layout-region\">\n<div id=\"block-uscirf2020-herointernalpageblock\" class=\"block block-custom-blocks block-hero-internal-block\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"internal_hero_wrapper custom-hero  internal-hero-js-adjust\">\n<div class=\"internal_hero\" style=\"background-image: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(0, 0, 0, 1) 3%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)), url(\" themes custom uscirf2020 assets images defaulthero.png\"); background-position-x: center; background-position-y: center\">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h1 class=\"internal-hero-title\">Pakistan Country Brief <\/h1>\n<div class=\"custom-breadcrumb hidden\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"insertNavHere\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"container\">\n              <a target=\"_blank\" id=\"main-content\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-drupal-messages-fallback class=\"hidden\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"block-uscirf2020-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"basic-page\">\n<div class=\"paragraph-section paragraph-unique-19275\" style=\"\" data-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-animation-delay=\"0.3\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"single-container row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"full-content\">\n<p>This publication provides an update on recent cases involving blasphemy and forced conversion as well as ongoing attacks against religious minority communities in Pakistan. It also offers an overview of relevant legislation and the broader legal framework in Pakistan as it relates to blasphemy, forced conversions, and anti-Ahmadiyya laws. In its 2026 Annual Report, USCIRF again recommended that the U.S. Department of State designate Pakistan as a Country of Particular Concern, or CPC, for ongoing, egregious, and systematic religious freedom violations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>      <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn-primary single-cta-btn\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-10\/2026%20Pakistan%20Country%20Brief.pdf\">View PDF<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"block-taxonomytermview\" class=\"block block-custom-blocks block-taxonomy-term-view\">\n<div class=\"content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/publications\/pakistan-country-brief?rand=6542\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan Country Brief This publication provides an update on recent cases involving blasphemy and forced conversion as well as ongoing attacks against religious minority communities in Pakistan. It also offers an overview of relevant legislation and the broader legal framework in Pakistan as it relates to blasphemy, forced conversions, and anti-Ahmadiyya laws. 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