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United Nations, March 11, 2026(Ghufran): Senator Bushra Anjum Butt has underscored Pakistan’s parliamentary initiatives to expand women’s access to justice and increase their participation in decision-making, urging legislatures worldwide to back legal reforms with strong oversight, adequate funding, and gender-sensitive institutions. Speaking at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women Parliamentary meeting during the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), Senator Bushra emphasized that access to justice is a core requirement for gender equality. She noted that women and girls across the world continue to face systemic barriers in justice systems, reinforced by discriminatory social norms, economic inequality, and institutional constraints, which disproportio...

United Nations 29 December 2025(Ghufran):Mr. President, We thank you for convening today’s meeting at this critical moment for Somalia and the wider Horn of Africa region. I thank ASG Khalid Khiari for the briefing.2. At the outset, let me express Pakistan’s unwavering and steadfast support to the sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Somalia.3. We strongly condemn the unilateral and unlawful recognition by Israel of the “Somaliland” region of the Federal Republic of Somalia. It is a direct assault on Somalia’s internationally recognized borders and constitutes a flagrant violation of international law. The “Somaliland” region remains an integral, inseparable, and inalienable part of Somalia. No external actor has either the legal standing or ...

United Nations, New York – 25 November 2025(Kamran Raja): Pakistan has called for a comprehensive and coordinated global effort to address human trafficking by focusing on its underlying causes, including economic disparities, limited legal pathways for regular migration, and the need for conflict prevention and resolution. Speaking at the High-level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on the appraisal of the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons, Ambassador Usman Jadoon, Deputy Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, warned that restrictive visa policies and stringent border control regimes risk worsening existing challenges and driving vulnerable individuals toward human smugglers. Ambassador Jadoon highlighted that armed conflicts, climate-induced di...

 United Nations, November 6, 2025(Kamran Raja): Pakistan sounded the alarm at the UN Security Council over the deliberate weaponization of shared natural resources, condemning India’s unilateral suspension of the Indus Water Treaty – a cornerstone of transboundary cooperation for more than six decades – as a violation of treaty obligations and fundamental principles of international legality. In a statement in the UN Security Council on the Environmental Impact of Armed Conflict and Climate-Driven Security Risks, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, decried India’s egregious dismantling of a mechanism that safeguarded equitable water distribution, exposing millions to heightened climate vulnerability. He said that disrupting the Treat...

United Nations, October 27, 2025(Kamran Raja): Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, delivered a statement at the seminar commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Taiwan’s Recovery and Upholding the Authority of General Assembly Resolution 2758, held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Extending warm congratulations to Ambassador Fu Cong, Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China, and to the Government and people of China, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar marked the 54th anniversary of the restoration of China’s rightful place in the United Nations through the adoption of General Assembly Resolution 2758. He termed the resolution a landmark event that reaffirmed the principles of sovereignty, dignity, and equality among...