Pakistan reaffirms commitment to UN peacekeeping mission: Hina Rabbani Khar

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on Tuesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s strong commitment and support to the United Nations peacekeeping and peace-building programme, ARY News reported.

“Pakistan firmly believes in peace, stability, development, and human rights which are interlinked with each other, ” she said while addressing an event in connection with the the UN Peacekeepers Day here.

Hina said Pakistan valued the sacrifices rendered by the United Nations’ peacekeepers from across the world, especially from Pakistan.

Paying tributes to the peacekeepers, especially those who sacrificed their lives, she said around 170 Pakistani peacekeepers and eight alone in 2022 had sacrificed their lives for global peace and to uphold the Blue Flag.

The minister maintained that Pakistan’s security forces were playing a vital role in the peacekeeping missions under the United Nations to maintain peace in the world’s conflict areas.

She also appreciated the Pakistani women who were playing their key role in every field of life They had also served the UN peacekeeping programme as psychologists, operational officers, and nurses, she added.

Hina Rabbani Khar said Pakistan had firm faith in the United Nations’ capability of maintaining peace and it also believed that the role being played by the UN in building peace, ensuring security and development across the world could not be done by any other institution.

She said over 4,300 Pakistani peacekeepers, including female officers, were currently serving with distinction under the UN flag.