US acts against Pakistan, China for violations of religious freedom
Pakistan and China have been included in the list of "Countries of Particular Concern" (CPC) by the United States for engaging in or tolerating "systematic and egregious violations of religious freedom".The US State Department has highlighted both Pakistan and China as CPCs among the 10 countries for their failure to stem the persecution and discrimination of faith groups.US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in a statement, said Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, Nigeria, the DPRK, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan have been designated as CPC under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, as amended, for engaging in or tolerating systematic, ongoing, egregious violations of religious freedom.He further informed that countries - Comoros, Cuba, Nicaragua and Russia have bee...