Certain objections have been raised to the inscription of item 26 which has been rec- ommended by the General Committee for inclusion in the agenda of the thirty-sixth sessiolf of the General Assem- bly. The position of my delegation in this regard has al- ready been stated at the meeting of the Gen…
On behalf of the delegations of Benin and Mexico and my own I have the honour of formally introducing draft resolution A/36/L.16/Rev.l re- garding equitable representation in the International Law Commission and the enlargement of its composition. Per- mit me to explain that the three co-sponsoring …
Once again the General Assembly is considering the question of apartheid, which remains a challenge to human conscience and to the en- deavours of the international community to uphold the high principles of dignity, freedom and equality of all mankind.
264. At the outset, I wish to place on record…
It gives me great pleasure to extend, on behalf of the Asian member States and the delegation of Pakistan, our sincere felicitations and good wishes to the Asian-African Legal Consultative Commit- tee on the occasion of its twenty-fifth anniversary.
44. EStablished in 1956, following the historic B…
The delegation of Pakistan voted against the amendment. This was consistent with the position taken by my delegation on the Kampuchean issue, which is well known and needs no reiteration.
45. However, that negative vote does not imply that we condone the flagrant violation of human rights by the Po…
This is the third consecutive year that the General Assembly has discussed the situa- tion in Kampuchea, which continues to be a scene of un- paralleled tragedy and of a crisis threatening world peace. Since late 1978, when the Vietnamese troops entered Phnom Penh, the international community has be…
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…
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…
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…
At the meeting held yesterday afternoon, certain unwarranted allegations were made
277. It was alleged that there had been "hostile activities emanating from the territories of the neighbouring coun- tries" of Afghanistan against the latter "with the connivance and even tacit support and encouragem…
I should like to reiterate briefly what my delegation has already stated at the 1st meeting of the General Committee, concerning our position in support of the inscription of the item entitled "The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security" in the agenda of t…
During the course of the de- bate of the last two days in the General Assembly certain baseless allegations have been made against my country by some delegations which have obliged me to exercise our right of reply.
220. In his statement at the 58th meeting, the represen- tative of the Kabul regime…
At the outset, I should like to express the appreciation of the Pakistan delegation for the comprehensive and informative statement made by Mr. Eklund, the Director General of IAEA. He has, once again, confirmed our conviction about the impor- tance of nuclear technology for economic and social deve…
My delegation has heard with great interest the comprehensive and perceptive report presented by the Chairman, Mr. Stoltenberg, on the work of the Committeeof the Whole during the cur- rent year. We should like to express our appreciation
lOS. It is now apparent that this pervasive malaise can be o…
In his statement to the General Assembly this moming [18th meeting], the Minister ofExternal Affairs ofIndia made certain refer- ences to Jammu and Kashmir which obliged the Pakistan delegation to ask to be allowed to speak. It is not our intention to open a debate in the Assembly on this question. …
Let me take this op- portunity to reiterate what the leader of the Pakistan delegation stated this morning with regard to our sincere desire to establish, promote and strengthen friendly and good-neighbourly relations with Af- ghanistan. The same policy has been declared on sev- eral previous occasi…
