Pakistan calls on the UNSC to give combating terrorism in and out of Afghanistan top priority
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 17(Kamran Raja): As the 15-member UN Security Council passed a resolution extending the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan's (UNAMA) term by one year, Pakistan urged the international community and the Council to make combating terrorism in and out of Afghanistan "a matter of priority" on Monday. Ambassador Munir Akram explained his vote on the resolution to the Security Council by saying, "The Taliban government has not been effective in eliminating ISIS/Daesh; it has tolerated several other terrorist groups and is complicit in the cross-border attacks against Pakistan by the TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan), together with the BLA (Balochistan Liberation Army) and its Majeed Brigade."
China and Pakistan circulated the first text of the resolution, which was un...