Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the duties of the President of the Security Council. The skill and wisdom with which you are discharging your responsibilities are attributes of a diplomat of your experience, skill and erudition, which will ensure the success of the work of t…
Pakistan has consistently advocated the need to act decisively and resolutely in order to halt and reverse aggression against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This is necessary for reaching a just, equitable and durable solution of the tragedy in that country.
We therefore welcomed the decis…
I wish to associate my delegation with the feelings of condolence and sympathy that have been expressed on the demise of the President of the Republic of Fiji, and to request the representative of Fiji to convey those sentiments to the Government and the people of Fiji, and to the bereaved family of…
Four decades ago the United Nations first addressed itself to the issue of South Africa and the evil of apartheid. Four days ago, Nelson Mandela and President De Klerk received the Nobel Peace Prize. This occasion signalled the closure of a long and painful chapter in the history of South Africa. Th…
The consideration of the question of Mayotte in the General Assembly is as old as the independence of Comoros. Ever since the passage of resolution 31/4, the Assembly has, inter alia, underlined the necessity of respecting the unity and territorial integrity of the Comorian archipelago and of arrivi…
Today, the Middle East is at a crossroads. For the first time in decades, the region appears to have peace within its reach. Needless to say, a just and durable peace would permit the nations in the region to focus their efforts on the much needed improvement in the lives of their peoples.
Pakistan…
Since its inception, the Department of Humanitarian Affairs has had the most challenging task of dealing with a plethora of emergencies in the form of both man-made and natural disasters. These emergencies overstretched the capacities of the newly formed Department even before it could prepare itsel…
On behalf of the members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/48/L.27, dated 19 November 1993 and entitled "Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference". The objective of this draft resolution…
At the recently held Tokyo International Conference on African Development, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), describing the poorest of the poor, referred to
"the face of a young mother escaping with her child from war, hunger and deprivation somewhere in Africa".
Thi…
I should like to begin by conveying, on behalf of the Pakistan delegation, our sincere felicitations to Mr. Hans Blix, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his comprehensive and informative statement on the activities of the Agency for 1992. Mr. Blix and his col…
The consideration of the issue of mine clearance by the General Assembly is a welcome development. The problems posed by the indiscriminate laying of millions of mines in many parts of the world are now of such great magnitude that they can only be resolved by the concerted action of the entire inte…
The Assembly must have been impressed by the sophistry of the Indian representative’s presentation, but not by the strength of his argument, because the allegation that Pakistan was somehow responsible for the non-implementation of the UNCIP resolution in question is false and unsubstantiated.
Let …
I shall be as brief as possible, keeping in mind the statement of the Indian representative.
First, I note with satisfaction that the Indian Government has at least taken note of the relevant paragraph in the Secretary-General’s report. That is heartening. But what followed was very disheartening. …
My delegation would like to express its profound appreciation to the Secretary General for his report on the work of the Organization contained in document A/48/1.
As the Secretary-General has said, the United Nations has a second chance today to live up to the role envisaged for it under its Chart…
I have the honour, on behalf of the sponsors - Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan - to introduce draft resolution A/48/L.1, on the granting of Observer status for the Economic Cooperation Organizati…
Let me respond to this spewing of hatred which we have just heard from the distinguished representative of India. Not only has he robbed the people of Kashmir of their land, now he also wishes to rob Pakistan of its national poet.
Jammu and Kashmir is not an integral part of India. Security Council…
It is with great pleasure that I extend to the President of the General Assembly the felicitations of the Pakistan delegation on his election to preside over the forty-eighth session. His diplomatic skills and wide experience, particularly in the United Nations, will be a valuable asset for the succ…
The Middle East today stands at a crossroads.
The positive international political environment provides a setting conducive
to the search for genuine peace. We are encouraged by some of the recent
developments in and around the region. The parties to the Arab-Israeli
conflict remain engaged in t…
The Pakistan delegation welcomes the
consideration by the General Assembly of the agenda item "Emergency
international assistance for the reconstruction of war-stricken Afghanistan".
Our deliberations on this important issue have humanitarian, economic and
political dimensions.
The people of Af…
Allow me first to convey, through
you, Mr. President, our deep sorrow and heartfelt sympathy to the brotherly
people and Government of Egypt following the death and destruction caused by
the terrible earthquake that struck that country yesterday.
Worldwide, more than half a billion people are di…
