Afghanistan is on the cusp of a historic change. In that context, today’s debate and this year’s draft resolution on Afghanistan (A/69/L.20) are most timely. Pakistan appreciates the facilitation of the draft resolution on Afghanistan by Germany. Pakistan is a sponsor of the draft resolution.
We wi…
We thank the Australian presidency for convening today’s debate and circulating a very solid and substantive concept note to help us prepare for it (S/2014/787, annex).
Today’s debate has once again highlighted the strong nexus between terrorism and violent extremism. Ideologies, strategies and ope…
Pakistan associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Algeria on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
We commend the efforts of the Permanent Representatives of Slovakia and Thailand as co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assem…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting. We appreciate the fact that you,
as President of the General Assembly, held extensive consultations before holding this meeting. We also welcome the important statement that you made this morning (see A/69/PV.49).
We thank Ambassador Zahir Tanin for hi…
We commend Mr. Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his leadership. We value the Agency’s role in promoting the key statutory objective of enhancing the contribution of atomic energy to peace, health and prosperity throughout the world. The
delegation…
I thank you, Madam President, for having convened this very important debate today. We also express our appreciation to
this morning’s briefers for their thought-provoking presentations. We are touched by the courage and determination of refugee women leader Ms. Suaad Allami. Her story indeed demon…
We thank the Secretary-General for his briefing today. His continued personal engagement in the Middle East gives us hope. His visit to the occupied Palestinian territory last week provided him with an opportunity to witness first-hand the frustrating build-destroy cycle.
We fully support his two-p…
There is no need to repeat what I have just said. The ceasefire on the Line of Control and the working boundary must be preserved in the larger interest of the region and the peoples of the two countries. In that regard, we once again ask for restraint from the Indian Government and its security for…
I also take the floor in exercise of our right of reply, in response to the statement just made by the representative of India.
For seven days, Indian security forces have been firing and shelling across the Line of Control and the working boundary. Yesterday was Eid day in Pakistan. But Indian for…
We thank the Secretary-General for a comprehensive and forward- looking report (A/69/1). The past year has been a difficult one for peace and security, as existing conflicts became more complex, new conflicts emerged and new forms of violence hit several countries. We commend the Secretary-General’s…
I exercise my second right of reply in response to the remarks just made by the Indian representative.
With regard to the dialogue process, it is not Pakistan that has stalled the dialogue process. Indeed,
it was India that cancelled the dialogue with Pakistan at the Foreign Secretary level that w…
I should like to exercise my right of reply in connection with the remarks made by The Honourable Prime Minister of India (see A/69/PV.15).
In his statement today, the Prime Minister of India referred to “Pakistan-occupied Kashmir”. To set the record straight, I should like to say that the correct …
I congratulate Mr. Sam Kutesa on his election as the President of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. I assure him that his priorities — the revitalization of the General Assembly, sustainable development, climate change and the peaceful settlement of disputes — are also our priorities…
Allow me to begin by thanking the President for taking the laudable initiative to convene and preside over this important meeting of the Security Council. This Council meeting sharply focuses attention on foreign terrorist fighters, an emergent and dangerous dimension of terrorism. We fully support …
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Ján Kubiš, for his statement. Over the past three years, Special Representative Kubiš has provided the leadership and the vision that the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has needed. We also apprecia…
We thank you, Madam President, for convening this open debate on children and armed conflict. We also appreciate the insightful briefings given today by various briefers, and commend Special Representative of the Secretary- General Leila Zerrougui’s determined efforts to protect the rights of the ch…
Pakistan aligns itself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Italy on behalf of the Uniting for Consensus group.
Today under your leadership, Sir, the General Assembly has taken a prudent and wise decision. We too pay tribute to you for playing a dynamic role in trying to break…
For conflict prevention, the Organization and this body, the Security Council, derive authority from the Charter of the United Nations to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace, suppress acts of aggression, uphold the principle of equal rights and s…
I am delighted to be here, Mr. President, and commend your initiative to convene this debate on United Nations peacekeeping, with a focus on regional partnerships. As a leading troop contributor and a key stakeholder in United Nations peacekeeping, Pakistan is deeply committed to collective efforts …
Today is a sad day. The killings in Gaza during the past 15 days have been taking place under the media spotlight. The collective punishment of the citizens of Gaza is being recorded live. Innocent, non-combatant and unarmed Palestinian men, women and children are being mowed down. One quarter of th…
