Pak on US 'special watch' list for severe violations of religious freedom

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has been advocating for designating Pakistan as a CPC since 2002

The US has placed Pakistan on a special watch list for “severe violations” of religious freedom, the State Department said.

The announcement came as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson decided to re-designate about 10 countries as ‘Countries of Particular Concern’.
 

“The secretary also placed Pakistan on a Special Watch List for severe violations of religious freedom,” State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said. No other explanation on Pakistan was available immediately. 

“Too many places around the globe, people continue to be persecuted, unjustly prosecuted, or imprisoned for exercising their right to freedom of religion or belief,” Nauert said in a statement.

“Today,