The US has placed Pakistan on a Special Watch List for severe violations of religious freedom. The kist was released by the State Department today. It also makes Pakistan the only country to be put under the newly-formed list. <br/><br/>Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced re-designation of 10 countries as 'Countries of Particular Concern'(CPC).<br/><br/>State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said that the secretary also placed Pakistan on a Special Watch List for severe violations of religious freedom.<br/>'<br/>This is for the first time, that the State Department announced its Special Watch List, a new category created by the Frank R Wolf International Religious Freedom Act of 2016. <br/>'<br/>The Special Watch List is for countries that engage in or tolerate severe violations of religious freedom but may not rise to the level of the CPC. <br/><br/>The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has been advocating for designating Pakistan as a CPC since 2002.<br/><br/>