The report of the
Secretary-General entitled "An Agenda for Peace", prepared at the Security
Council's request, made at its January 1992 meeting at the level of Heads of
State and Government, comes at a most opportune moment in the history of the
United Nations. It is by far one of the most impo…
On behalf of my delegation, I should like to
take this opportunity to express to you, Mr. President, and to the Assembly
our profound thanks for the consideration and adoption by consensus of the
draft resolution on emergency assistance to Pakistan. I should further like
to convey my delegation'…
The representative of India cannot deny the
continued perpetration of massive violations of human rights in Indian-held
Kashmir, nor can his isolated voice claiming Kashmir to be an integral part of
India alter the status of the territory recognized as disputed by the United
Nations.
The facts …
The representative of India, in what is now a
familiar but an unconvincing style of reasoning, has tried to divert the
attention of this body from the harsh realities in Indian-held Kashmir by
advancing misleading arguments and levelling baseless allegations against my
country.
We have time and…
This session of the General Assembly is
taking place at the dawn of a new era. The international structure
constructed since the Second World War on the balance of terror between the
super-Powers has broken down. We perceive new opportunities to promote peace
and to accelerate progress throughou…
For nearly three years, the United Nations has been seized of the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for inter- national· peace and security.
3. The Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan in December 1979 constituted a serious violation ofthe fundamental principles of the Charter of…
The question of Pal- estine has been on the agenda ofthe General Assembly as a separate item for nine years, but the basic issues underlying that question have been before this As- sembly for a much longer period. Indeed, it can be said that the history of the question of Palestine has been intertwi…
With regard to the second report of the Credentials Committee, my delegation wishes to record its formal reservations concerning the credentials of the representatives of the Kabul authorities to occupy the seat of Afghanistan at this session. This position is consistent with the principled
93. My …
The General Assembly considers the conflict in the Middle East year after year, for that conflict constitutes the greatest danger to regional and international peace and security. And yet, year after year we find that the situation has deteriorated still fur- ther. As correctly described by the Secr…
Once again the General As- sembly is resuming consideration of the question of Pal- estine, which lies at the heart of the Middle East conflict and the continuing aggravation of which poses the gravest threat to world peace and security. Although the question of Palestine has figured as a separate i…
The Israeli air attack against the nuclear reactor near Baghdad on 7 June this year is yet another flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations and has added a grave new dimension to the Mid- dle East conflict. Furthermore, it has serious and far- reaching implications for international s…
It is a matter of special plea- sure and an honour for the delegation of Pakistan to ex- tend on behalf of the States members of the Asian group a warm welcome and sincere felicitations to Antigua and Barbuda on its admission as a Member of the United Nations.
21 . Antigua and Barbuda attained inde…
At the outset, on behalf of the delegatkm oi Pakistan, I should like to pay our special tribute to the retiring Director General of IAEA, Mr. Sig- vard Eklund, for his illustrious services in the building up and management of the Agency and for promoting the cause of peaceful ·uses of nuclear energy…
This evening, Mr. Shah Mohammad Dost, representative of the People's Demo- cratic Party of Afghanistan, made a statement in the Gen- eral Assembly which has obliged my delegation to speak in exercise of its right of reply. In·his statement Mr. Dost made unfounded allegations in which he accused Paki…
I should like to begin by congratulating Mr. Hans Blix, Director General of IAEA, on having presented a comprehensive and important report on the activities of the Agency for 1981. We have full confidence in his devotion to the cause of promoting the peaceful uses of nuclear
guard~ system, we are a…
The question of Namibia has figured on the agenda of the General Assembly since 1946. The future of Namibia was definitely determined on 27 October 1966 when the General Assembly, by its resolution 2145 (XXI), terminated South Africa's Mandate and resolved to assume direct responsibility for the Ter…
The situation in Afghanistan has been before the United Nations for almost two years. The Soviet armed intervention in Afghanistan in Decem- ber 1979 and the installation of the present regime brought about a qualitative change in the security en- vironment of the region, with profound repercussions…
It is indeed a great pleasure to follow the representative of Zaire to speak in .support of draft resolution A/36/L.6 on the draft World Charter for Nature, of whic~ Pakistan is a sponsor.
34. As a member of a Government with responsibility for the development of rural areas, I should like to focus…
The Minister of External Affairsof India felt obliged to referto the address whichthe President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan delivered on I October in his capacity as Chairman of the Islamic Conference.
311. The reference made by the Minister of External Affairs of India to Jammu and Kashmir…
I should like to begin by expressing on behalf of my delegation our profound appreciation for the outstanding diplomatic skill, wisdom and dedication with which the President of the United Nations Council for Namibia, Mr. Paul Lusaka, has been steering the activities of the Coun- cil in pursuance of…
