Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has asked that artificial intelligence governance be anchored within the framework and legitimacy of the United Nations, emphasizing that AI must be used to promote international peace and development.
Speaking in the high -level open debate of the UN Security Council on artificial intelligence (AI) and international peace and security, he warned that unregulated AI, particularly in military applications, could destabilize global security. “AI should not become a coercion or technological monopoly tool,” he said, adding that “significant human without human control applications must be prohibited.”
Highlighting the double use nature of AI, the Minister of Defense described him as “the most consistent technology, capable of accelerating socio -economic progress, but also capable of deepening inequalities and destabilizing international order.”
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Asif cited recent tensions between India and Pakistan, pointing out that autonomous ammunition and high -speed double capacity cruise ships were first used among nuclear weapons states, which underlines the dangers that AI can propose in conflict.
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Minister of Defense in the High Level Open Debate of the Security Council on “Artificial Intelligence and International Peace and Security: addressing the complexities, multifaceted impacts and responsible use”
(September 24, 2025)
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– Pakistan’s permanent mission to the UN (@Pakistanun_ny) September 24, 2025
Asif emphasized that states must take measures to avoid the destabilizing use of AI while providing preventive incentives to guarantee responsible development.
“The Charter of the United Nations and international law must completely govern the development and use of AI applications,” he said, and emphasized that developing countries must have capacity, access and a voice in the configuration of the global governance of AI.
He warned that AI reduces the conflict threshold by compressing decision -making timeline, blurring cyber, kinetic and informative domains, and making wars more political and operational. “We must ensure that AI is used to promote peace and development, not conflict and instability,” he said, and urged human judgment to remain central in matters of war and peace.
When opening the debate, the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, highlighted the transformative potential of AI in daily life and global economies, but warned that “without railings, it can also be armed.” He stressed that lethal autonomous weapons must operate under human control and that nuclear decisions must remain in human hands.
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Experts such as Yejin Choi, the main member of the Institute of Human centered, urged equitable access to AI and a stronger linguistic and cultural diversity in the models, warning that concentrating the development of AI in some countries and companies runs the risk of deepening global inequalities.
He concluded: “Artificial intelligence has immense potential for progress, but without adequate supervision and equitable participation, it could become a source of global instability.”
The Session of the Security Council was held on the margins of the 80th High Level Week of the UN General Assembly, focusing on urgent measures to regulate AI in a responsible manner for peace, justice and human well -being.
