India, Nov. 1 -- Bob Blackman, the Conservative MP and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for British Hindus, raised in the House of Commons the treatment of Hindus and other minorities in Pakistan, after the presentation of INSIGHT UK's report, "The Religious Persecution of Hindus in Pakistan". He has pressed the government for statements on protection and highlighted the pattern of attacks, forced conversions and institutional neglect leading to connivence.

This exposure has laid bare a hollowness in British policy as successive governments continue to provide substantial bilateral aid, including the recent £100 million or more annually through the FCDO (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office). All of this while Paki...