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Tuesday, December 11, 2018
US adds Pakistan to blacklist for religious freedom violations
The United States says it has added Pakistan to its blacklist of countries that violate religious freedom, ramping up pressure over its treatment of minorities.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he has designated Pakistan among “countries of particular concern” in a congressionally mandated annual report, a year after the State Department put Pakistan on a watchlist without legal consequences.
— AFP