Pakistan rejects US blacklisting over religious freedom violations

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Press Trust of India Islamabad
Last Updated : Dec 12 2018 | 11:30 AM IST

Pakistan on Wednesday rejected as "unilateral and politically motivated" the US' decision to place it on its annual list of nations that infringe on religious freedom.

The Trump administration on Tuesday designated Pakistan, China, Saudi Arabia and seven others as countries of particular concern for having engaged in or tolerated "systematic, ongoing and egregious violations of religious freedom."

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First Published: Dec 12 2018 | 11:30 AM IST

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