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DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER/FOREIGN MINISTER ISHAQ DAR MEETS WITH SAUDI MINISTER FAISAL FADHIL AL-IBRAHIM DURING PAKISTAN’S PRESIDENCY OF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL

23Jul

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DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER/FOREIGN MINISTER ISHAQ DAR MEETS WITH SAUDI MINISTER FAISAL FADHIL AL-IBRAHIM DURING PAKISTAN’S PRESIDENCY OF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL

United Nations, New York 23 July 2025( Ghufran )Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Senator Ishaq Dar, met with Saudi Minister of Economy and Planning, Faisal Fadhil Al-Ibrahim, on the sidelines of high-level events during Pakistan’s Presidency of the United Nations Security Council. The two leaders reaffirmed the deep fraternal ties between Pakistan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and expressed their shared commitment to achieving lasting peace, inclusive prosperity, and regional harmony. The discussions underscored the strong bilateral relationship and mutual goals in advancing the welfare of both nations. Key areas of cooperation were explored, including food security, manufacturing, and the vital mines and minerals sector. Both sides acknowledged the potenti...

Pakistan DPM and UK Minister discuss regional & global developments

22Jul

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Pakistan DPM and UK Minister discuss regional & global developments

United Nations 22 July 2025(Ghufran):Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar met the UK Minister for Africa, the UN, Commonwealth, and Multilateral Affairs, Lord Collins of Highbury, on the sidelines of the UNSC Open Debate under Pakistan’s presidency.They reaffirmed commitment to deepening Pakistan-UK cooperation in economy, trade, and parliamentary engagement, and acknowledged the constructive role of the Pakistani diaspora in the UK.On multilateral matters, Lord Collins welcomed Pakistan’s contributions to strengthening dispute settlement mechanisms during its UNSC presidency.Both leaders discussed regional and global developments, including the situation in IIOJK. They expressed deep concern over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and stressed the im...

Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister met with the UN Secretary General

21Jul

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Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister met with the UN Secretary General

Islamabad, 21 July 2025(Kamran Raja): Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, met with the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, at the United Nations Headquaters today.During the meeting, the DPM/FM reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering and resolute commitment to multilateralism and the central role of the UN in addressing the most pressing global challenges. The DPM/FM reassured the Secretary General of Pakistan’s focus on strengthening the UN’s role in conflict resolution, in promoting sustainable development, and in upholding the fundamental rights of all peoples around the world. The Secretary General appreciated Pakistan’s presence and initiatives at the UNSC.The DPM/FM underscored that Pakistan is fully committed to the pruposes and principles of the...

21Jul

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The Dawn of a Clean Energy Age is Here

New York, 21 July 2025 (kamran Raja): In a powerful call to action, the United Nations Secretary General today declared that the world is at a critical turning point to supercharge the clean energy age, urging governments, industries, and citizens to seize this historic opportunity for a cleaner, fairer, and more secure future. Speaking under the theme A Moment of Opportunity, Supercharging the Clean Energy Age, the Secretary General highlighted that clean energy investment is now outpacing fossil fuels, with renewables providing cheaper, faster, and more secure energy solutions. The era of fossil fuels is desperately struggling and collapsing as the world moves to clean energy. “We are entering a new age where clean, affordable energy will create many economic opportunities,” he said. L...

Pakistan Condemns Israeli Aggression in Syria, Calls for Respect for Syrian Sovereignty and International Law

18Jul

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Pakistan Condemns Israeli Aggression in Syria, Calls for Respect for Syrian Sovereignty and International Law

United Nations, July 17, 2025(Kamran Raja): Pakistan has strongly condemned Israel’s continued military aggression against Syria, describing it as not only irresponsible, but also dangerous and deliberately destabilizing. Pakistan has further called for the immediate cessation of all violations of Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and urges full respect for the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement as well as all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions. Delivering a national statement during the UN Security Council briefing on the situation in Syria, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations and President of the Security Council, said that Israel’s continued violations exemplify impunity, arguing that the internati...

Statement by Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmed, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN At the UN Security Council Briefing on the Humanitarian Situation in Gaza

17Jul

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Statement by Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmed, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN At the UN Security Council Briefing on the Humanitarian Situation in Gaza

United Nations, 16 July 2025(Kamran Raja): We thank Under-Secretary-General, Tom Fletcher and Executive Director Russell, for the compelling briefings. We appreciate and support your work. To properly describe the situation – was beyond vocabulary. The situation was beyond belief – unimaginable – in this time and age. We support your calls – primarily for standing unequivocally with international law and international humanitarian law and for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Gaza teeters on the brink of total devastation—a man-made catastrophe where death stems not only from bombardment, but from the systematic dismantling of the conditions necessary for life. Over 58,000 people have been killed, more than 138,000 wounded, and entire neighborhoods have been reduced to rubble. Hospitals are ...

Pakistan Warns against Efforts to Turn Water into a Source of Division

10Jul

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Pakistan Warns against Efforts to Turn Water into a Source of Division

United Nations, July 09, 2025(Kamran Raja): Describing water as as a unifying force, Pakistan has warned against any attempt to weaponise and turn it into a source of division. In a national statement during a meeting held in the General Assembly to promote the achievement of SDG 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, Ambassador Usman Jadoon, Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, reiterated Pakistan’s unwavering commitment to ensuring that the 2026 Water Conference accelerates the achievement of SDG 6 and fosters an international law based approach to the governance and sustainable management of transboundary rivers and aquifers despite the recent attempts. Ambassador Jadoon said that the 2026 Water Conference must prioritize advancing pract...

Statement by Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN At the United Nations Security Council Briefing on Yemen

10Jul

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Statement by Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN At the United Nations Security Council Briefing on Yemen

United Nations 9th July 2025(Kamran Raja): We thank Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and Under-Secretary-General Tom Fletcher for their comprehensive briefings. We also express our appreciation to Ms. Summer Nasser for her remarks on the dire humanitarian situation in Yemen.2. Pakistan remains deeply concerned over the protracted crisis in Yemen. Years of conflict have inflicted immense suffering on the Yemeni people. Political fragmentation, economic collapse, and environmental degradation have further exacerbated their plight. What began as an internal crisis has since assumed broader regional dimensions, with serious implications for international peace and security. As the special envoy said the situation is fragile, volatile and unpredictable and we agree with the key point that there...

Statement by Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN At the General Assembly Plenary Session on the Situation in Afghanistan

8Jul

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Statement by Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN At the General Assembly Plenary Session on the Situation in Afghanistan

United Nations July 7, 2025(Kamran Raja): We thank you for organizing this debate. It is an important opportunity to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. Pakistan is Afghanistan’s closest neighbor. Our two great nations have shared destinies drawing strength from fraternal bonds of geography, history, culture, ethnicity, language, faith and civilization. As immediate neighbors, peace and stability in Afghanistan is a natural imperative for Pakistan. The people of Afghanistan have suffered immensely. Forty years of civil wars, foreign interventions, violence and terrorism have wreaked havoc in the country, bringing destruction, instability, chaos and displacement- that did not remain within its borders. For the first time in more than four decades, we have seen an end to fighting in Afghan...

Pakistan Urges Security Council For a Decisive Action to Stop Haiti’s Descent into Chaos & Bloodshed

2Jul

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Pakistan Urges Security Council For a Decisive Action to Stop Haiti’s Descent into Chaos & Bloodshed

United Nations, July 02, 2025(Kamran Raja): Pakistan has expressed its deep concern on Haiti’s rapid slide into chaos, which is marked by rampant gang violence, unchecked vigilantism, and a worsening humanitarian situation.Delivering a national statement during the United Nations Security Council briefing on Haiti, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN and the President of the Security Council for the month of July, underlined the need for immediate action by the Council.“The Council has discussed Haiti’s plight time and again but words alone will not stop the bloodshed or feed the starving. The time for half-measures is over. We must act — decisively, collectively, and now — before Haiti’s suffering becomes irreversible,” he said.Ambassa...