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Akram

lines on the record: 1,374
first: 2002-06-13
most recent: 2023-12-20
sittings or episodes: 175
sources: un-security-council

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“Our major challenge has been the continued terrorist attacks financed, sponsored and supported by our neighbour India including from the territory of Afghanistan. With the active support of Indian intelligence agencies, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and the Jamaat- ul-Ahrar terrorist groups were involved in over 1,000 cross-border terrorist attacks against Pakistani military and civilian targets in 2020 alone. India has funded and supported Security Council-listed terrorist entities to carry out cross-border terrorist attacks against Pakistani military and civilian targets, including on the Karachi Stock Exchange on 29 June 2020 and in Lahore on 23 June 2021, as well as the killing of Chinese and Pakistani engineers at the Dasu Dam site on 14 July 2021.”
2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Last year Pakistan released a comprehensive and well-researched dossier covering accounts, corroborated by audio and video evidence, of 3,432 cases of war crimes perpetrated by senior officers of the Indian occupation forces since 1989. We call on the Security Council to take cognizance of the compelling evidence of those crimes and to hold accountable the Indian officials and personnel responsible for such crimes and grave breaches of international humanitarian law. India is not a victim of terrorism; it is the mothership of terrorism in South Asia. It is Pakistan that has suffered from terrorism in operations conducted since 2014. We have cleared our territory of terrorist groups.”
2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Since 5 August 2019, 900,000 Indian troops have been stationed in Indian-occupied Kashmir — in every city, town, village and neighbourhood — to impose what India’s leaders have themselves ominously called a “final solution” for Jammu and Kashmir. They have resorted to cordon-and-search operations and fake encounters to extrajudicially kill innocent Kashmiri youth; imposed collective punishments to destroy and burn entire Kashmiri neighbourhoods, urban centres and villages; attacked peaceful protesters with live ammunition, including pellet guns that have blinded hundreds of Kashmiri children; arbitrarily detained 13,000 young Kashmiri boys, many of whom have been tortured; and are in the process of changing the demography of occupied Kashmir from a Muslim- majority State to a Hindu-majority territory.”
2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The question is how to protect civilians when the suppression of civilians is the very object of a military’s operations. That is so when colonial and foreign occupation forces resort to the forcible denial of the right of peoples to self- determination and attempt to perpetuate their own illegal occupation. That is vividly illustrated in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. On 21 January 1989, Indian occupation forces killed 52 Kashmiri civilians in the infamous Gawkadal massacre in Srinagar. Since then, in the subsequent decade, they killed 96,000 Kashmiris, widowed around 23,000 women, raped more than 11,250 women and girls and destroyed over 100,000 dwellings, including schools and houses.”
2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Let me begin by thanking the Permanent Mission of Norway for organizing this important high-level debate on the theme “Protection of civilians in armed conflict: War in cities — protection of civilians in urban settings”. We also welcome the participation of the Prime Minister of Norway in this debate. We thank the Secretary-General, the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the other panellists for their insightful briefings. Civilians have always been the main victims of war, subjected to mass extermination, indiscriminate attacks on their cities, deportation, hostage taking, pillage and internment, which often takes a high toll on civilian life. Protecting civilians during armed conflict is therefore a cornerstone of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions.”
2022-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8953Resumption1 (2022) · source
“We hope that UNAMA’s renewed mandate will be responsive to the role it should play in such a process of normalization. Unfortunately, there are some in our region that, for narrow national reasons, continue to play the role of spoiler in Afghanistan. They are still involved in schemes to destabilize Afghanistan. They must be exposed and isolated. After 40 years, there is an opportunity for peace throughout Afghanistan, an opportunity to root out terrorism from there. That opportunity must not be sacrificed at the altar of ego, revenge or disappointment, much less allowed to be sabotaged by those who see personal or strategic gain in continued conflict and chaos in Afghanistan.”
2021-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8908 (2021) · source
“It is through such further engagement and dialogue, rather than coercion, that the international community will be able to advance its desire for an inclusive Government, respect for human rights, especially the rights of women, and effective counter-terrorism. While pressing its concerns, the international community must also remain responsive — and realistic — to Afghanistan’s humanitarian and economic needs, its culture and its historical circumstances. I endorse the Special Representative’s suggestion for a road map towards normalization in Afghanistan, one that would eventually lead to international acceptance, recognition and representation of the new Government at the United Nations. Pakistan believes that UNAMA will continue to have an important and vital role in the process of normalization in Afghanistan.”
2021-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8908 (2021) · source
“Women are working in the health and education sectors, and their right to work in other sectors is recognized. The interim Government has also reaffirmed assurances in all formats that Afghanistan’s soil will not be used against any country and that it will take effective action against Da’esh and the Islamic State-Khorasan Province. It has sought assistance in countering the menace of drug trafficking. It has also called for the unfreezing of Afghanistan’s assets. That would be the best reaffirmation of solidarity. The process of engagement with the interim Government in Kabul has produced progress towards the objectives and expectations of the international community; it should be continued and intensified.”
2021-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8908 (2021) · source
“The meeting conveyed the expectations of the members of the extended troika on inclusivity, human rights, girls’ education and women’s participation, the prevention of vengeful acts against former Government officials, the elimination of the presence of terrorist organizations within Afghanistan and controlling drug trafficking. For his part, the acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan conveyed that the authorities in Kabul have disavowed revenge and announced an amnesty for its former opponents and functionaries who are now incorporated in the governance structures and ministries in Kabul. Evacuations of people wishing to leave Afghanistan are allowed in the normal process. There has been progress towards opening of girls’ schools and universities.”
2021-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8908 (2021) · source
“We initiated the platform of the six neighbouring countries plus Russia, which has met twice and will meet again in China early next year. The aim is to promote a regional consensus on steps to normalize the situation in Afghanistan, especially through economic integration and connectivity. The extended troika grouping — China, Pakistan, Russia and the United States — is a key format to promote the political decisions required to stabilize Afghanistan and the region. The extended troika met last week in Islamabad, and also interacted with the visiting acting Afghan Foreign Minister.”
2021-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8908 (2021) · source
“Wheat, rice, emergency medical supplies and other essential items are being sent to Afghanistan. We have lifted duties on imports of Afghan commodities. We are facilitating transit trade, providing essential medicines and refurbishing Afghan hospitals. Pakistan is also facilitating the WFP’s delivery of 10,000 tons of wheat flour, and a humanitarian air service — an air bridge — has been set up between Islamabad and Kabul. During the recent visit of the acting Foreign Minister of the Kabul authorities, accompanied by Kabul’s acting Finance, Trade and Aviation Ministers to Islamabad, Pakistan agreed to provide training in aviation, safety and other fields for doctors, nurses and paramedics. We have also taken other steps to help stabilize Afghanistan’s economic governance. Pakistan has also taken concrete steps towards Afghan stability.”
2021-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8908 (2021) · source
“We hope that this and similar mechanisms will be set up quickly to scale up the flow of money and stabilize the Afghan economy and that the unjustified freeze of Afghanistan’s assets will be lifted soon. The consequences of a major humanitarian crisis and economic collapse in Afghanistan would be horrendous — massive human suffering, the outflow of millions of additional refugees, the likelihood of chaos and further conflict and the strengthening of Da’esh and other terrorist groups. When millions of Afghan refugees start flowing across our borders, we, who are already hosting 4 million Afghan refugees, will not be able to take in any more. They will have to go elsewhere. These are consequences that the international community must avoid. Pakistan is doing all it can. We have committed $30 million in assistance to Afghanistan.”
2021-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8908 (2021) · source
“As the Secretary-General has said, humanitarian assistance must be unconditional. I am therefore shocked at the demands here to leverage humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan in order to extract political concessions. That is contrary to international law. We hope that the appropriate decisions will be made to enable the United Nations and other organizations to overcome the practical problems that are impeding the critically needed assistance to the Afghan people. The larger crisis that is looming is the danger of a complete economic collapse. Cash is needed to revive the economy — to pay salaries, restore small businesses and revive the banking system. We welcome the establishment of the special trust fund for Afghanistan.”
2021-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8908 (2021) · source
“We commend the efforts of the Secretary- General, the United Nations and international organizations — the World Food Programme (WFP), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Development Programme, UNICEF, the World Health Organization and others — in responding to the food and other humanitarian needs of the Afghan people. They report that they are receiving — and I quote the Secretary-General —“excellent cooperation” from the Government in Kabul. We are grateful that the Secretary-General’s flash appeal for 2021 has been fully funded. But we all realize that more help will be needed to avoid a humanitarian disaster and an economic collapse. Humanitarian organizations are also facing practical challenges due to the existence of bilateral and Security Council sanctions.”
2021-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8908 (2021) · source
“I think Ambassador Lyons can confirm that as well. Universities are open, with women attending those universities, albeit in segregated classes. What is not open is secondary school, where — we are told by the Taliban — they lack teachers and the ability to pay the teachers in order to open those schools. The immediate challenge, of course, is the dire humanitarian and economic crisis in Afghanistan. Half the population — 28 million people — face acute food insecurity. Winter will exacerbate hunger and deprivation, especially in the inaccessible parts of Afghanistan.”
2021-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8908 (2021) · source
“The nightmare scenarios that were feared after 15 August have not come to pass. There has been no widespread violence or violations of human rights in Afghanistan. According to United Nations agencies and humanitarian organizations, the security situation is vastly improved. The interim Government has allowed and facilitated the provision of direct assistance to the Afghan people, including through women aid workers — and I would like Ms. Lyons to confirm that. It is responding positively to engagement with the international community, including the neighbouring countries. The glass may be only half full, yet engagement has yielded progress on several concerns of the international community. Unfortunately, that has not been fully reflected in today’s debate. Schools for girls through the sixth grade are open all across Afghanistan.”
2021-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8908 (2021) · source
“The delegation of Pakistan is grateful for this opportunity to participate in the Security Council’s review of the situation in Afghanistan. We commend Ambassador Deborah Lyons, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for her very comprehensive briefing, in which she described the role of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in stabilizing the situation in Afghanistan. We also heard from two Afghan citizens— Ms. Karim, whose emotional message obviously resonates with us, and Ambassador Isaczai, who represents a country, but not a Government. We believe that this Council meeting and similar meetings would benefit from those who are actually ruling in Kabul and getting a comprehensive picture of the situation there, rather than relying on an ex parte discussion of this nature.”
2021-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8908 (2021) · source
“No party should have the ability to veto the exercise of the endeavours of the Security Council or the Secretary-General for conflict resolution.”
2021-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8906 (2021) · source
“Despite the revival of the 2003 ceasefire, threats against Pakistan and the repression in Kashmir have not abated. A conflict could have catastrophic consequences for South Asia and the world. It should be a high priority for the Security Council to prevent such a conflict by promoting a just and peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with its own resolutions. It should be a high priority for the Secretary-General as well to fully utilize his broad authority under the Charter to promote such a fair and peaceful resolution of the dispute and end the massive human rights violations taking place in Indian-occupied Kashmir. That, surely, is the essence of preventive diplomacy envisaged in the United Nations Charter.”
2021-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8906 (2021) · source
“There is considerable and credible evidence that human rights are being massively violated in the Indian-occupied parts of Jammu and Kashmir. Those violations escalated sharply after the unilateral measures taken by India on and after 5 August 2019 to forcibly annex occupied Jammu and Kashmir and change its demography, in violation of the Security Council resolutions that prescribe a United Nations-supervised plebiscite by the people of Jammu and Kashmir to determine the state’s final disposition. Those actions constitute grave violations of international law, Security Council resolutions and the Geneva Conventions and could amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. Three wars have been fought over Jammu and Kashmir. Another war was narrowly averted in February 2019 owing to Pakistan’s exercise of self- restraint.”
2021-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8906 (2021) · source
“The General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, the International Court of Justice and the Peacebuilding Commission all have important roles in addressing the root causes of conflict, especially a conflict between nuclear-armed States. In the final analysis, however, it is the Security Council that must utilize its primary authority under the Charter of the United Nations to secure the just and peaceful settlement of conflicts and disputes in accordance with its own resolutions and decisions. For the past two years, Pakistan has repeatedly drawn the attention of the Security Council and the Secretary-General to the grave and ever-present threat to international peace and security posed by the conflict over Jammu and Kashmir.”
2021-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8906 (2021) · source
“Let me congratulate you, Sir, and the Mexican presidency for skilfully guiding the Security Council. I also thank the briefers who spoke today. We are living in dangerous times marked by the unilateral use or threat of force, foreign intervention, foreign occupation, the suppression of legitimate freedom struggles, as in Jammu and Kashmir, the resurgence of the ideologies of hate, fascism, racism, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, growing poverty, inequality and environmental degradation, rising global tensions, proliferating military alliances and a destabilizing and dangerous nuclear and conventional arms race. Addressing the root causes of conflicts and disputes must be the principal modality for preventive diplomacy.”
2021-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8906 (2021) · source
“Peace in Afghanistan is in the interests of the entire international community. We hope that the international community, including all of Afghanistan’s neighbours, will develop an agreed approach to respond to the new realities in Afghanistan and restore peace and stability in that country. A fractured and competitive approach will squander the opportunity to promote peace, security and prosperity in Afghanistan and the entire region.”
2021-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8853 (2021) · source
“For its part, Pakistan remains available for consultations, including in the format of the extended troika, to try to promote peaceful progress towards an inclusive Government and the provision of humanitarian help to Afghanistan. It is obvious that the threat posed by terrorist groups must be addressed; but it must be addressed comprehensively and cooperatively, not selectively. Pakistan has endured hundreds of terrorist attacks by the TTP, which was sponsored by hostile intelligence agencies. More than 100 attacks occurred against Pakistan from Afghan territory in 2020. We will work with the authorities in Kabul and with the international community to put a halt to TTP terrorism. We will also work with our friends in order to put a halt to all terrorism from Afghanistan.”
2021-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8853 (2021) · source
“It reiterated that terrorist organizations, such as Da’esh, Al-Qaida, the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Balochistan Liberation Army, Jondollah and others, should not be allowed to maintain a foothold on Afghan territory. It urged the international community to provide adequate, predictable, regular and sustainable financial support, in line with the principle of responsibility sharing on Afghan refugees. It noted the fundamental importance of major international energy, transport, communications, infrastructure and other projects for Afghanistan. That meeting and mechanism will continue with a follow-up meeting in Tehran and the establishment of a standing mechanism among the six neighbours of Afghanistan to provide Afghanistan with all possible support and help in the future.”
2021-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8853 (2021) · source
“It noted that the future of Afghanistan should be determined by its people. It stressed the necessity of forming an open, inclusive governmental structure that practices moderate and sound internal and external policies and respects fundamental human rights, including those of ethnic groups, women and children. It cautioned against the possibility of incitement and the role of spoilers in Afghanistan. It affirmed the importance of sustained international engagement on Afghanistan. The statement condemned the terrorist attacks on Kabul airport and emphasized that Afghanistan’s territory should not be allowed to pose a threat to other countries.”
2021-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8853 (2021) · source
“Pakistan is immediately dispatching three planeloads of humanitarian assistance composed of food and medicines for the people of Afghanistan. The first of those humanitarian flights arrived in Kabul yesterday. We will also dispatch supplies to Afghanistan through land routes as well, and we are willing to establish a land corridor to provide humanitarian help to Afghanistan. Yesterday Pakistan hosted a virtual meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan’s immediate neighbours — China Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. At the conclusion of the meeting, a joint statement was issued. I would like to read out a few excerpts of it that might be of interest. The statement expressed support for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Afghanistan and non-interference in its internal affairs.”
2021-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8853 (2021) · source
“The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, as well as other agencies, have a crucial role to play in ensuring the timely and expedited delivery of humanitarian aid to those in need. All such activities must be carried out in line with humanitarian principles while fully respecting Afghan sovereignty. We urge the acting Government in Kabul to allow full and unhindered access to United Nations agencies and personnel for humanitarian operations as well as to ensure the safety and security of United Nations personnel and other humanitarian workers. On its part, Pakistan will continue to play its role in addressing the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan. In coordination with United Nations agencies, we have established a humanitarian air bridge for the provision of supplies of essential food and medical items to Afghanistan.”
2021-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8853 (2021) · source
“We welcome the Secretary-General’s initiative to convene a high-level ministerial meeting on 13 September. We hope that the international community will actively participate and generously contribute towards the Afghanistan flash appeal. As Special Representative of the Secretary-General Lyons has advised, Afghanistan’s access to its financial reserves is essential to prevent any further exacerbation of the fragile economic situation and the collapse of the economy. That will be imperative to prevent runaway inflation, rising prices, growing poverty and, consequently, a mass refugee outflow. We take note of the meeting and the efforts of the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Martin Griffiths, with the de facto authorities in Kabul.”
2021-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8853 (2021) · source
“Learning from the past, the international community must remain engaged in Afghanistan. Instability or economic collapse will perpetuate conflict and prolong the suffering of the people of Afghanistan. That will benefit no one, except those who see continued conflict in Afghanistan as an opportunity to utilize turmoil to sponsor terrorism from Afghan territory. Owing to the coronavirus disease pandemic, to conflict and to the failure of past Governments and their corruption, the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is dire, with nearly 18 million Afghans in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. We must prevent the situation from deteriorating any further, which could trigger a huge outflow of refugees and complicate the prospects of building peace and security.”
2021-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8853 (2021) · source
“The acting Government in Kabul was constituted, as we understand, as a necessary step to establish law and order and a sense of security in the country, restore basic services to the people and achieve the purpose of distributing international humanitarian assistance. Pakistan, for its part, has so far helped to evacuate more than 12,000 individuals from 30 countries from Afghanistan, including diplomatic personnel and staff of international organizations. We hope that all future evacuations will be well organized and orderly, in consultation with the acting Government in Kabul. It is important that we do not create a sense of fear, which is likely to generate a flood of refugees from Afghanistan. Indeed, Afghanistan needs its skilled people to stay and rebuild the country, not to flee it.”
2021-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8853 (2021) · source
“The Afghan people can, with the support of the international community, restore peace and revive the prospects of development. Other than the people of Afghanistan, it is Pakistan that has been most severely impacted by the consequences of the conflict in that country. In the so-called war on terror, 80,000 Pakistanis were killed in terror attacks and thousands were injured. Our economy has suffered an estimated damage of more than $150 billion. Even as the world fears an outflow of Afghan refugees, Pakistan continues to host more than 3 million Afghan refugees, with nominal support from the international community. Thus, for Pakistan, the restoration of peace and stability in Afghanistan is an imperative. Despite the fragility of the situation in Afghanistan, the fear of widespread bloodshed has been averted.”
2021-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8853 (2021) · source
“I would like first to congratulate Ireland on having assumed the presidency of the Security Council for the month of September and to welcome you here, Sir, to preside over this meeting. It is also the eve of the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and I should like to take this opportunity to express my delegation’s sincere condolences to the delegation and to the people of the United States. I would like to express my gratitude to Ireland for ensuring the participation of Afghanistan’s neighbours in this important debate. Four decades of war and conflict in Afghanistan have killed more than a million Afghans, injured, maimed and traumatized many more and devastated its already fragile economy, society and polity. Today Afghanistan stands at a critical juncture in its history.”
2021-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8853 (2021) · source
“The elements of a comprehensive settlement are well-known — the principle of land for peace and the implementation of Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), the Madrid terms of reference and the Arab Peace Initiative of 2002. The international community must continue to promote the aim of creating a viable, democratic, sovereign and contiguous Palestinian State living side by side with Israel in peace and security.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“The Berlin Conference on Libya must be followed by the fulfilment of the pledge by international powers to allow and enable space for a political reconciliation among the various factions within Libya. The tragedy of Palestine, which is at the heart of much of the turmoil in the Middle East, however, shows no signs of ending. As illegal Israeli settlements expand into the occupied Palestinian territory, the vision of a two-State solution is being systematically reduced into a one-State reality. Unilateral actions on the status of Jerusalem and Israeli settlements have further dimmed the prospect for peace. The United Nations, including the Security Council, have a central role in responding to those challenges.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Last week, the Security Council adopted resolution 2505 (2019), renewing the mandate of the United Nations Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement for another six months. That was a clear signal of the international community’s commitment to a peaceful solution to the Yemen crisis. The full implementation of the Agreement will provide the requisite momentum towards peace in that country. In Syria, the establishment of the Constitutional Committee has rekindled hopes for an inclusive political settlement. We echo calls by the Special Envoy for Syria that the Committee needs to be nurtured and genuinely supported by the Syrian parties and the international stakeholders.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“The region cannot afford another conflict. In the wake of the recent tensions between Iran and the United States, Pakistan has sought to defuse those tensions. On the personal initiative of Prime Minister Imran Khan, our foreign minister visited Tehran, Riyadh and Washington in the past few days. We underscored the need for mutual restraint, including non-use of force and the recourse to dialogue for the settlement of all disputes. The positive reaction from all sides is encouraging and could serve as a first step towards broad-based regional engagement. Pakistan will continue to be a partner for peace in the region. There have also been diplomatic gains in other parts of the Middle East.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“The Pakistan delegation welcomes this opportunity to discuss the situation in the Middle East. We listened carefully to the briefings by Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Assistant Secretary-General Mueller (see S/PV.8706). The situation in the Middle East poses a grave threat to international peace and security. Even as old conflicts fester, new threats have emerged. Strategic rivalry in the region has assumed a sectarian hue. Competing and overlapping interests of regional and external Powers threatened to erode the foundations of peace and stability in the region and beyond. Civilian populations, including women and children, have become the principal victims of protracted violence and instability. As recent developments in the Gulf region have demonstrated, the threat of dangerous escalation in the region is never far off.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“The February aerial exchanges were contained due to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s gesture to unilaterally return the Indian pilot we captured after shooting down two Indian fighter aircraft. We may not be so fortunate next time. Pakistan requests the Security Council and the Secretary-General to act decisively to prevent a disastrous war between Pakistan and India, to call for an end to the grave human rights violations in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, and to enable the Kashmiri people to exercise the right to self-determination promised to them in the resolutions of the Council.”
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
“The incoming Indian Army Chief has claimed the right to launch a pre-emptive attack against Pakistan. India could stage another false-flag terror incident to create a casus belli for an attack. India’s military doctrine envisages fighting a “limited war (with Pakistan) under the nuclear overhang”. It has built the capacity for a so-called cold-start — that is, surprise — strike across the Pakistan-India border. On 18 August 2019, the Indian Defence Minister held out a thinly disguised threat of a pre-emptive nuclear strike against Pakistan. Pakistan does not want war with India, but, as we demonstrated last February, if attacked Pakistan will respond resolutely and effectively.”
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
“My delegation has circulated a dossier of reports filed by independent journalists and observers, which vividly illustrate the climate of fear and the reign of terror that India has imposed on the Kashmiri people. The signals from India of aggressive intent towards Pakistan are also unmistakable. India has issued new political maps that lay claim not only to Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir, but also to Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. India’s Foreign Minister has boasted that they will one day take physical control of that territory as well. India committed over 3,000 ceasefire violations along the Line of Control last year. It has now cut the fencing along the Line of Control in five places and deployed Israeli Spike anti-tank and BrahMos cruise missiles along the Line.”
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
“Pakistan will not become party to any regional conflict. We will always be a partner for peace. Recent events have amplified the multiple and complex threats to peace and security in the Middle East — the denial of self-determination to the Palestinian people and the disruption of the sovereignty and stability of Iraq, Syria and Yemen. It is now over 150 days that 8 million people in the Kashmir Valley have been kept under a cruel curfew and a communication blackout by an Indian occupation force of 900,000 troops. All Kashmiri leaders remain in jails across India. Thousands of young boys have been abducted, arbitrarily detained, tortured and maimed; women subjected to sexual harassment, humiliation and intimidation; and all protest violently suppressed.”
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
“We are grateful to the Vietnamese presidency for convening this timely debate on international peace and security. The world order established 75 years ago on the basis of the fundamental principles of the Charter of the United Nations is rapidly eroding today. Pakistan has a vital stake in the preservation and promotion of this order and in the building of a structure of world peace and cooperation on the foundations of the United Nations Charter. Pakistan hopes that, in Afghanistan, the United States-Taliban talks, which we have facilitated, will soon result in an agreement that enables the withdrawal of foreign forces, a cessation of violence, a comprehensive intra-Afghan dialogue and the elimination of terrorism from Afghanistan. Prime Minister Imran Khan has also deployed personal efforts to reduce the tensions in the Gulf region.”
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
“Both its endeavours and their outcomes have been inconsistent. We have witnessed prolonged inaction and silence in some cases. In particular, Pakistan is deeply concerned at the absence of action by the Security Council to halt India's violations of human rights and Security Council resolutions in the disputed state of J ammu and Kashmir. In contrast, the Council has been propelled in other instances to rapidly resort to sanctions and enforcement action. Resolving that issue will require political will and commitment on the part of the international community. Given that less than 0.5 per cent of global defence expenditures is invested in peace, it is a telling commentary on the commitment required to build peace in the world.”
2019-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8668 (2019) · source
“With the mutual release of hostages and prisoners yesterday, we hope that the peace process will be quickly revived. Furthermore, we are host to 3 million Afghan refugees. They should return home and have a voice in the intra-Afghan reconciliation process that we hope will start soon. The international community must support the early and dignified return of Afghan refugees. As conflicts continue across the globe, reconciliation will remain a relevant mechanism in post-conflict peacebuilding. However, the central purpose of the United Nations is to prevent and resolve conflict to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war. Unfortunately, the Security Council has had an uneven record in resolving threats to and breaches of international peace and security, which is its primary mandate.”
2019-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8668 (2019) · source
“First, nationally owned reconciliation processes firmly anchored in the principles of inclusiveness and victim-centred transitional justice offer the best hope of rebuilding and sustaining peace. Secondly, reconciliation is an extended process and should not replace accountability; both processes should be mutually reinforcing. Thirdly, inclusivity is key to advancing national peacebuilding processes. All communities must be taken on board and their concerns addressed judiciously. Fourthly, development is an essential, yet insufficient, part of rebuilding peace in communities ravaged by conflict. The root causes of conflict need to be identified and addressed. Pakistan has supported an Afghan-led, Afghan- owned peace process.”
2019-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8668 (2019) · source
“The development of peace and cooperation in Europe following two devastating world wars is an illustration and example of the benefits of political reconciliation. I must add that I am sure that Brexit will not reverse that. We have made some progress over the years in reconciling conflicts, such as in Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Pakistani peacekeepers have contributed to bringing protracted wars and conflicts like those to an end. Such efforts should be maintained, avoiding, however, a one-size-fits-all approach. Besides being a leading troop contributor to United Nations peacekeeping, Pakistan has also been a member of the Peacebuilding Commission since its inception in 2005. I would like to share some key points based on our experience.”
2019-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8668 (2019) · source
“First of all, allow me to congratulate the United Kingdom on assuming the presidency for this month and on organizing today's debate. Reconciliation is an important thematic area in post-conflict peacebuilding. I recall participating in a debate on national reconciliation in this Chamber in 2004 (S/PV.4903). I welcome the resumption of the consideration of this important issue. We would also like to thank Secretary-General Guterres and Mr. Ozerdem for their briefings. As we approach the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations next year, we should not forget that the United Nations itself is a symbol of reconciliation. It is an Organization that was born from the conviction that animosity and discord can indeed be put to rest and that nations can rise above their differences to build a shared future.”
2019-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8668 (2019) · source
“Such a comprehensive approach can be best pursued through an inclusive and participatory process. The Pakistan delegation expects and hopes that the potential of the Peacebuilding Commission will be fully utilized to this end by all Member States, including by the members of the Council.”
2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895Resumption1 (2008) · source
“On the other hand, many countries afflicted by complex conflicts continue to be deprived of revenues and earnings from their own resources, due to unequal trade regimes, industrial country agricultural subsidies, an inability to process their raw materials and so forth. One example is again Sierra Leone. Insufficient attention has been accorded to national and international mechanisms to halt the illegal exploitation of the natural resources of these countries or, indeed, to enable the countries concerned to make full use of those resources for the benefit of their own peoples. Thus, a fuller perspective of the peacebuilding challenges and the formulation of adequate response strategies are essential to achieve sustainable peace and development.”
2008-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5895Resumption1 (2008) · source