Islamabad:
Pakistan raised concerns about India’s violations about the Indo Water Treaty (IWT) during a meeting between the Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Ishaq Dar, and the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, at the UN headquarters on Monday.
Giving emphasized that India’s actions represented a serious threat to regional stability and urged the UN to play their role in guaranteeing compliance with international agreements. He also highlighted other critical national and regional problems, including the Jammu and Kashmir and “externally sponsored terrorism” in Pakistan.
The Foreign Minister reaffirmed the “unwavering and resolved” commitment of Pakistan with multilateralism and the UN central role in conflict resolution, sustainable development and the protection of fundamental human rights. The UN Chief appreciated the presence and active initiatives of Pakistan in the Security Council, where Islamabad has the presidency this month.
Giving said that Pakistan remained completely committed to the UN letter, particularly promoting peace through dialogue and diplomacy. He cited the high level debate on multilateralism and the peaceful dispute solution, as well as the non -oic cooperation meeting held under the presidency of Pakistan, as a reflection of Islamabad’s commitment to global peace efforts.
Reiterating Pakistan’s position in the Middle East, he requested a high immediate fire in Gaza, a firm opposition to Israel’s annexation plans in the West Bank and unwavering support for Palestinian status.
Both parties also discussed concessional financing for developing countries, debt relief and liquidity solutions for the global south. Give said that the “UNA80” initiative of the Secretary General provides an important opportunity to strengthen the three UN pillars: peace and security, sustainable development and human rights.
Welcome to the appointment of a UN special envoy on Islamophobia, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dar, expressed Pakistan’s disposition to support global efforts to combat religious intolerance.
The meeting, according to diplomatic officials, reflected Pakistan’s commitment to affirm his role as an active player in multilateral diplomacy under his current presidency of the UN Security Council.
Meanwhile, Dar declared that Pakistan is aiming to use renewable energy of 60 % for 2030 during his speech to the general debate of the UN Political Forum Ministerial forum (HLPF) in New York, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (FO).
According to the FO, GIV reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and described the key political measures that drive growth, climate resistance and economic reform in his speech.
“The effects composed of pandemic, food, fuel and financial crises, as well as the intensification of climatic impacts, have reverted the development of development hardly won and deepened inequalities,” said the FM in his speech.
“Despite these challenges, Pakistan remains totally committed to achieving the 2030 Agenda. Our national development strategies, such as Uraan Pakistan, are aligned with the SDGs.”
The FM also highlighted initiatives such as the Benazir Revenue Support Program and the initiatives of ‘Living Indo’ and ‘Pakistan Recharge’ for climate adaptation and renewable energy, reads in the FO statement.
Give also “emphasized the role of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) in the alignment of foreign direct investment with the development priorities of Pakistan, particularly in critical sectors for sustainable growth.”
“While national efforts are essential, these cannot succeed in isolation. As the Secretary General has correctly emphasized, the deep reform of international financial architecture is essential to implement the SDGs,” the FM continued.
“Developing countries need scaling access to concessional and subsidy resources, significant relief of climbing debt and scaling finance to close the financial gap of the SDGs.”
