A/HRC/25/34 Pakistan 54. Pakistan outlined several articles of the Constitution, which, it stated, were in line with paragraph 6 of Human Rights Council resolution 22/31, including articles 15 to 20 guaranteeing freedom of movement, assembly, association, speech, to profess religion and manage institutions to every citizen; article 25 guaranteeing equal protection of the law to all citizens, irrespective of their religion, caste, gender or creed; article 33 whereby the State shall discourage parochial, racial, tribal, sectarian and provincial prejudices among the citizens; and article 36 guaranteeing the protection of minorities. It stated that the State shall safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of minorities, including their due representation in the Federal and Provincial services. 55. Pakistan also explained that its domestic “blasphemy laws” originated from the colonial era with the purpose of ensuring law and order and preventing interreligious discord. It indicated that its purpose was not to discriminate against any religious community and that it applied equally to Muslims and non-Muslims. 56. The National Conference on Interfaith Harmony, held in February 2013, recommended, inter alia, the establishment of an Interfaith Dialogue Council; the replacement of the word minorities with “non-Muslims” for Pakistani Christians, Hindus and members of different religions; integration of interreligious dialogue and the teaching of peace in the educational curriculum; appropriate governmental measures to prevent misuse of blasphemy; tackling the root causes of terrorism, violence and intolerance; and increased media coverage of interfaith dialogue and peace programmes in the country. Pakistan added that, confronted by extremism and terrorism, particular focus was being placed on the education, deradicalization and skills development programmes. 57. Pakistan underlined the influential role of religious leaders in Pakistan, particularly in condemning acts of discrimination and incitement to hatred. 58. Regarding the implementation of the action plan, Pakistan stated that Council resolution 16/18 was a first step in the process and not an end in itself, as the heart of the issue was to determine a threshold between incitement to hatred and violence on the basis of religion on the one hand, and freedom of expression on the other. While the Istanbul Process and the series of workshops organized by OHCHR, which had culminated in the Rabat Plan of Action, had contributed to identifying some elements that might strengthen the implementation of the action plan, the issue of incitement to hatred remained largely unaddressed as clearly underlined by paragraph 6 (f) of the action plan, “adopting measures to criminalize incitement to violence based on religion or belief.” Pakistan stated that OHCHR should work in collaboration with Member States towards a more institutional response to the issue of criminalization of hate speech. Qatar 59. Qatari society was founded on the values and principles of Islam as reflected in the National Vision of Qatar 2030, which underlined tolerance, respect for others and rejection of violence and extremism. Qatar is a country of social cohesion and respect for the cultures of all peoples living in harmony in Qatar, despite different nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, religions and beliefs. 60. The Permanent Constitution of Qatar contained articles confirming the principles of equality between people and non-discrimination. In particular, article 18 stated that Qatari society was based on the principles of “justice, charity, liberty, morality and equality”. All citizens were equal in rights and obligations before the law and there was a “right to equality and non-discrimination based on sex, origin, language and religion (articles 34 and 11