Pakistan Calls for De-escalation, Safe Shipping Through Key Maritime Routes
NEW YORK, 18 September, 2026 (Kamran Raja): Pakistan has called for immediate de-escalation of tensions in key maritime routes, stressing the need to ensure the safety of commercial shipping and restore normal passage through the Strait of Hormuz and Bab-Al-Mandab. Speaking at the United Nations Security Council Arria Formula meeting on “Safe Seas, Shared Security: Protecting Freedom of Navigation in an Evolving Security Environment,” Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, said maritime security had become increasingly complex due to geopolitical competition, piracy, terrorism, human trafficking and climate-related risks. He expressed deep concern over disruptions and attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, noting their serious implic...





