The United States Commission of International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in its annual report has recommended Pakistan to be designated as a country of particular concern. The report points at th
e deterioration in the state of religious freedom in Pakistan.
“Designate Pakistan as a CPC under IRFA. Negotiate a binding agreement with the government of Pakistan, under section 405(c) of IRFA, to achieve specific and meaningful reforms, with benchmarks that include major legal reforms and releasing prisoners sentenced for blasphemy; such an agreement should be accompanied by U.S.-provided resources for related capacity building through the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) mechanisms,” USCRIF report states.