Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar reaffirmed Pakistan’s dedication to multilateralism and its role in promoting global peace, justice, and development on United Nations Day.
According to a Press Release from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, marking the 80th anniversary of the UN Charter, Dar said Pakistan views the UN as “uniquely placed to address shared challenges, including threats to peace, humanitarian crises, development gaps, and the climate emergency.”
He said Pakistan’s foreign policy is guided by the vision of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and rooted in the UN Charter’s principles.
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“Sovereign equality of states, non-interference, the right to self-determination, and the peaceful settlement of disputes. Our history reflects diplomacy over confrontation, engagement over isolation, and partnership over polarisation.”
Highlighting Pakistan’s long-standing UN engagement, Dar noted that the country has been a top troop contributor to UN peace operations since 1960 and hosts one of the oldest missions, the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP).
He expressed concern over violations of these principles in occupied territories, saying, “The legitimate aspirations of the Kashmiri people continue to be denied by brutal repression.
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Similarly, Gaza has become a graveyard for our shared humanity and global conscience.”
As a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for 2025-26, Dar said Pakistan remains committed to building a “more peaceful, just, and prosperous world.”
He cited Pakistan’s recent Security Council presidency in July as an example of its role as a consensus builder.
Dar concluded, “Pakistan stands ready to work with fellow UN member states and the United Nations system to reinvigorate the Charter’s promise of peace, development, and human dignity for all.”
