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  1. “Pakistan neither wants nor is engaged in an arms race in the region. Lastly, it is our firm view that peace and stability in South Asia can be achieved only through, first, the resolution of disputes in accordance with Security Council resolutions, and secondly, the maintenance of a balance of strategic and conventional military forces.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source

  2. “The generous supply of conventional weaponry to that State, together with its strategic capability, is fuelling instability, jeopardizing the delicate regional balance, hindering the resolution of long-standing disputes, reinforcing its sense of impunity and hegemonic designs and impeding the realization of durable peace and sustainable development in the region. That conventional imbalance can also lead to the outbreak of conflict between nuclear-armed States, owing to the inherent danger of escalation. Therefore, the policy of double standards towards South Asia, based on narrow strategic, political and commercial considerations, must be eschewed. Pakistan, for its part, is committed to the establishment of a strategic restraint regime in South Asia, which includes an element of conventional force balance.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source

  3. “Arms control must extend beyond small arms and light weapons to cover conventional weapons. The huge accumulation of conventional and related capabilities in cyberspace, outer space and other domains is creating dangerous imbalances, which can trigger conflicts. The Final Document of the tenth special session of the General Assembly on disarmament (General Assembly resolution S-10/4) provided a robust road map for the limitation and gradual reduction of conventional weapons within the framework of general and complete disarmament. Regrettably, that agreed vision has not been realized. Instead, we find ourselves amid a persistent increase in global military expenditures. Many destabilizing developments are evident in South Asia, where one State’s military spending vastly exceeds that of all others.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source

  4. “They acquire them from illicit arms markets or receive them from entities that want to destabilize a particular region or country. It is therefore the responsibility of all States, the Council and the United Nations to take measures to prevent the illicit trade, transfer and diversion of these arms. We demand an investigation into how the TTP acquired such sophisticated weapons being used against Pakistan’s border and other posts. We must take immediate action in opposing the criminals who use such arms and effectively dismantle the networks that supply them with those killing machines. Pakistan will continue to work closely with the international community towards exposing those who are responsible for supporting, financing and externally sponsoring such operations.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source

  5. “Pakistan is deeply concerned about the possession and use of modern and sophisticated arms and weapons, such as guns with laser, night-vision devices and thermal sighting systems, by the terrorist group Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which is designated by the United Nations as a terrorist organization. This week, we have witnessed the havoc wreaked by the TTP in a heinous and cowardly terrorist attack against our security forces, killing more than 23 personnel. While we successfully neutralized all those involved, the possession of sophisticated weaponry by those terrorists, none of which they have the capability to manufacture, indicates a bigger problem today. Terrorists and criminals do not manufacture those arms.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source

  6. “The United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, the International Tracing Instrument and the Firearms Protocol provide solid normative frameworks to address the regulation of those arms. All States need to intensify efforts to fully implement those mechanisms. For developing countries, the role of international assistance and cooperation, as the principal enabler of efforts to regulate those arms, is critical. We therefore call for stronger commitment from the international community to mobilize resources to that end.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source

  7. “We congratulate Ecuador on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month and organizing today’s debate. The illicit flow, excessive accumulation and misuse of small and light weapons aggravate conflicts, hinder sustainable development, bolster terrorism and threaten international peace and development. The devastating consequences of easy access to both small and heavy weapons by terrorists and criminals is too well known to be recounted at length. Suffice it to say that the hundreds of thousands of human lives lost each year, the decimation of economies and societies and the terrible suffering inflicted on the vulnerable segments of the population make it incumbent upon the international community to adopt all practical measures to eliminate the scourge of illicit weapons proliferation.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source