UN honours seven Pakistani peacekeepers

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations has honoured seven Pakistani soldiers who lost their lives while serving in the global body’s peacekeeping operations during the year 2017, ARY News reported on Friday.

At a solemn ceremony marking the annual International Day of Peacekeepers, the UN awarded the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal posthumously to the peacekeepers who sacrificed their lives for the cause of peace, during the preceding year.

Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi, accepted the awards on behalf of the families of the seven fallen Pakistani peacekeepers. namely Sepoy Hazrat Bilal, Naik Abdul Ghafoor, Naik Muhammad Ali, Sepoy Muhammad Ishtiaq Abbasi, Sepoy Tariq Javed, Naik Atta ur Rehman and Sepoy Yassir Abbas.

United Nations (UN) commemorated International UN Peacekeepers Day. Sacrifices of seven Pakistani peacekeepers acknowledged by posthumously awarding them Dag Hammarskjöld medals.
“Pakistan is a peace loving country contributing to global peace efforts”, COAS. pic.twitter.com/3T7exYdTwX

— Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) June 1, 2018

As of February 2018, Pakistan is the fifth largest contributor of uniformed personnel to United Nations peacekeeping, with more than 6,000 men and women serving under the UN flag.