I would like to join other members of the Council in thanking Ambassador Denisov, Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), for presenting the thirteenth 90-day work programme of the CTC and for his briefing on the work of the Committee during the last quarter. We greatly appreciate his lea…
Over the past 25 years, Pakistan has been a principal victim of terrorism. We have therefore been in the forefront of the global campaign against terrorism. Periodically confronted by terrorist attacks against innocent people in our cities — including yesterday in Multan — my Government is steadfast…
The Pakistani delegation thanks the Secretary-General for his report on the work of the Organization. The Secretary-General has rightly described the past year as extraordinarily challenging for the United Nations. Pakistan has remained an active partner of the United Nations in its efforts to build…
I would like to welcome you, Sir, to the Security Council to preside over this important meeting, which has been organized by the United Kingdom presidency. I also thank the Secretary- General for his clear statement today and for his report on the rule of law and transitional justice in conflict an…
Pakistan sponsored and supported the draft resolution on the situation in the Middle East, which could not be adopted due to the negative vote of one permanent member. The reasons for our support are as follows.
First, the draft resolution sought to address an emergency humanitarian situation arisi…
As this is the first debate in the Council this month, may I take this opportunity to extend to you, Sir, our warm felicitations on your assumption of the presidency of the Council during the current month, which promises to be a busy and important one. We also wish to extend every cooperation to yo…
Pakistan abstained in the vote on the draft resolution adopted by the Council today, and I would like to explain our reasons.
On 30 July this year, the Council adopted resolution 1556 (2004). Within a week of the adoption of that resolution, the Government of the Sudan and the Special Representativ…
I would like to join other delegations in expressing our gratitude to Ambassador Muñoz, Chairman of the Al Qaeda and Taliban sanctions Committee, for his second 120-day briefing under paragraph 12 of Security Council resolution 1526 (2004). We also thank the Al Qaeda and Taliban Monitoring Team for …
Pakistan abstained in the vote on the draft resolution just adopted by the Council, with nine votes in favour, as resolution 1559 (2004). We did so for the following reasons.
First, the resolution is not consistent with the Security Council’s functions and responsibilities. Article 39 of the Charte…
I would like to thank Mr. Arnault for his concluding remarks, which, in our view, put in balance the situation that exists in Afghanistan today. We agree that there is an effort on the part of the extremists to disrupt the elections; obviously, there are various reasons for that. There is no questio…
Mr. President, let us join others in expressing our deepest condolences to you, Sir, and to the people of the Russian Federation. Please accept our heartfelt condolences for the loss of innocent lives in the two plane crashes in your country yesterday.
I would like to begin by thanking Mr. Jean Arn…
I would like to join others in thanking Assistant Secretary-General Hédi Annabi for his excellent introduction of the report of the Secretary-General (S/2004/669) and for updating the Council on the situation in Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste has made remarkable progress since its independence over two y…
The civil war that has afflicted the Sudan for the larger part of its independent history is most unfortunate. Its consequences have been severe for the people of the country and for the region.
Pakistan welcomes the progress made towards a negotiated and mutually acceptable settlement of the confl…
Pakistan voted in favour of resolution 1548 (2004), which authorizes an extension of the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for six months. However, we supported the resolution with serious reservations.
This resolution was supposed to be a proposal for a technical…
First of all, on behalf of the States members of the Asian Group and on my own account, allow me to express our heartfelt condolences on the tragic loss of precious lives in the Dominican Republic and in Haiti as a result of the recent floods. We fully sympathize with, and grieve with, the peoples a…
Pakistan voted in favour of resolution 1546 (2004), which has just been adopted unanimously by the Security Council.
The people of Iraq suffered for decades under an oppressive regime, endured several wars initiated by that regime, was pauperised by prolonged international economic sanctions and th…
Let me start by expressing to you, Sir, the warm felicitations of the Pakistan delegation on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. This is a month that will undoubtedly tax your considerable skills, but we have no doubt that it will be a most successful, even if e…
Since the inception of the crisis in Iraq last year, Pakistan has been guided by the interests and welfare of the Iraqi people — before the war, during the war and after the war. Following the war in Iraq, Pakistan pleaded for full respect for certain basic principles: Iraqi sovereignty and the inte…
Pakistan shares the objective of promoting the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). We have expressed our support for the non-proliferation goals
outlined in the statement made by President Bush of the United States on 11 February this year. We shall cooperate with all internatio…
Pakistan endorses the statement that will be made later by Malaysia on behalf of the countries of the Non-Aligned Movement.
There is a universal desire to prevent the horrors that would result from the use of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons. Historically, the proliferation of weapons of mas…
