It is a great pleasure for me to extend our gratitude to Mr. ElBaradei for presenting the annual report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the year 2001. The report is reflective of the dynamic leadership he has provided to the Agency’s staff and of their endeavours in promoting th…
I have the honour to introduce, on behalf of the delegations of Bahrain, China, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the Sudan, the United Arab Emirates and my own delegation, the draft resolution contained in document A/57/L.12, proposing the adoption of a draft…
Pakistan supports the efforts of the Secretary-General to strengthen the United Nations. His resolve to enhance the centrality of the United Nations in international affairs reflects the aspirations of the world’s peoples. The continuing process of reform and revitalization of our Organization is es…
The issue before us today is not unfamiliar to the Security Council; it has indeed been a hardy perennial of its agenda for two decades. The Security Council has adopted several resolutions under the agenda item “Situation between Iraq and Kuwait”. These resolutions include 686 (1991), calling on Ir…
Let me begin by expressing my deep condolences to the Government and the people of Indonesia, as well as to Australia and to the other countries who lost their nationals in the recent terrorist tragedy in Bali. We hope that the perpetrators of this atrocity will be brought to justice soon.
We wish …
The Pakistan delegation welcomes the Secretary-General’s report on the work
of the Organization and the report on the Millennium Summit.
We could not agree more with the Secretary- General that
“no single country has the capacity to cope with the political, economic, environmental and technologic…
The delegation of Pakistan has asked for the floor to respond to the rhetoric against my country that was delivered this morning by the Prime Minister of India. We had hoped for a response from him to the call for de-escalation and dialogue that was offered by the President of Pakistan in his addres…
Mr. President, it is a pleasure to see you presiding over the Security Council this month.
Two days ago, in the dead of night, a missile carrying a powerful bomb was launched in Gaza by Israeli aircraft with foreknowledge that this would result in large civilian casualties. The United States spokes…
I would like to congratulate Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), on his excellent leadership and the effective manner in which he is organizing the work of the Agency. I would like to thank Mr. ElBaradei for his comprehensive statement, made …
Pakistan’s views on the text of the comprehensive test-ban treaty (CTBT) contained in
Pakistan has consistently supported the objective of a comprehensive nuclear-test ban as an essential step towards nuclear disarmament and as a means of promoting nuclear non-proliferation.
Negotiations on the CT…
This comprehensive test-ban treaty (CTBT) has been eagerly awaited by the world for 40 years. Pakistan has consistently supported this objective. We believe an effective nuclear-test ban would be good for our region and good for the world.
By the first operative paragraph of the draft resolution in…
Our colleague from India has sought to deny what India is doing on the ground in Kashmir. He has challenged the report of the Secretary- General of the United Nations. The Secretary-General’s report is objective and truthful. The falsehood emanates from New Delhi. The situation between India and Pak…
My delegation is constrained to respond to the string of falsehoods which have been mouthed by my colleague from India.
He began his statement with the biggest falsehood, which is that Kashmir is a part of India. This is a legal fiction. In all its resolutions on this subject the Security Council h…
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…
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…
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…
