US adds Pakistan to blacklist for religious freedom violations 
The US has added Pakistan to its blacklist of countries that violate religious freedom. US State Secretary Mike Pompeo designated Pakistan among 'Countries of Particular Concern' for having engaged in or tolerated "systematic, ongoing, [and] egregious violations of religious freedom". He also designated al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, ISIS, and Taliban, among others as 'Entities of Particular Concern'.