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Blasphemy charges against Christian nurses Mariyum Lal and Newsh Arooj in Pakistan

Early day motion 1753, tabled 20 April 2021 by Jim Shannon (DUP). Signed by 4 members.

That this House notes the blasphemy charges against Christian nurses Mariyum Lal and Newsh Arooj in Pakistan; highlights the attack on those nurses by members of staff within Faisalabad Civil Hospital in central Punjab; notes that the nurses were instructed to remove wall hangings and have been subjected to a personal vendetta; calls on the Punjab Police and Government to protect those nurses and further to drop the erroneous allegations; and further calls on the Foreign Secretary to intervene and apply diplomatic pressure to secure the well being of those two nurses and their families.

Signatures by party: Conservative 1, DUP 1, Independent 1, Scottish National Party 1.