The Religious Leadership in Pakistan has rejected US State Department's report on Religious Freedom in the country terming it as biased and baseless information propaganda.

Addressing a joint Press Conference today, religious scholars led by Chairman Pakistan Ulema Council and PM Special Representative for Religious Harmony Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi said US State Department contrary to ground realities listed Pakistan in the countries violating religious freedom.

They invited US Commission for Religious Freedom to visit Pakistan and issue report on ground realities. They said the Constitution of Pakistan assures complete Religious freedom to the faithful of all Religions and Religious sects including minorities without any discrimination. They said during last two years, instances relating misuse of blasphemy laws witnessed reduction.

They said the government is playing an effective role to keep check on misuse of blasphemy laws; therefor the report is regretting and sorrowful.

They said that it has become evident that India and enemies of Pakistan have been making propaganda to malign Pakistan in context of Religious freedom violations.

The clerics said that all Religious Organizations have agreed that forceful conversions cannot be made and all such instances are being seen case to case. They said Ulema are playing very effective role to restraint underage marriages and coordination is being made in this regard between representatives of different religions, sects and the Government.

Allama Sajjad Husseini, Maulana Ghulam Akbar Saqi, Pastor Emanuel Khokhar, Maulana Qasim Qasmi, Maulana Tahir Aqeel Awan, Maulana Abubakar Sabri, Maulana Shafi Qasmi, Maulana Naib Khan, Maulana Muhammad Khan Leghari and representatives of Church of Pakistan were also present on this occasion.