Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad meets top UN official Vladimir Voronkov
Celina Ali
Islamabad: Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Alternate Permanent Representative of Pakistan and Representative to the Security Council, this week met with Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism Vladimir Voronkov.
They exchanged views on counter-terrorism, important work of the UN Office of Counter-terrorism (UNOCT), upcoming review of the Global Counter-terrorism Strategy, cooperation in capacity building and training programs, and other areas of mutual interest.
The Pakistani diplomat said this in his statement at the sixth committee of the UN General Assembly in New York.
Jadoon emphasized Pakistan’s role in the fight against terrorism and its key contribution in dismantling Al-Qaeda as well as the 80,000 casualties it suffered in the war on terror.
He raised concerns about state-sponsored terrorism from across Pakistan’s borders, highlighting threats posed by groups like the TTP, Daesh, and the [Baloch separatist] Majeed Brigade.
He urged the international community to ensure that counter-terrorism measures are not misused to violate human rights and international humanitarian law as is occurring in occupied Palestine and Jammu and Kashmir.
Pakistan, which has fought militants for decades, has strengthened its protocols and agreed to enhance cooperation with multiple countries in counter-terrorism domain in recent years.
