{"id":42359,"date":"2025-02-19T08:22:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T08:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=42359"},"modified":"2025-02-19T08:22:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T08:22:58","slug":"pakistan-reeffirms-desire-for-connectivity-with-central-asia-seeks-un-support-in-countering-terrorism-from-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-reeffirms-desire-for-connectivity-with-central-asia-seeks-un-support-in-countering-terrorism-from-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Reeffirms Desire for Connectivity with Central Asia &#8211; Seeks UN Support in Countering Terrorism from Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42361\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pakistan-UN-Peace.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pakistan-UN-Peace.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pakistan-UN-Peace-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pakistan-UN-Peace-218x150.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>Meeting of the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister with the UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres in New York<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New York : 19 Feb 2025 &#8211; Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres in New York today.<\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s strong support for the United Nations\u2019 central role in addressing global challenges, including peace and security, development and climate change.<\/p>\n<p>He underscored Pakistan\u2019s unwavering commitment to promoting international peace, and security as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (2025\u20132026), while highlighting Pakistan\u2019s longstanding commitment to multilateralism and the UN Charter, including UN peacekeeping efforts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"doWrpQYLee\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/ttp-bla-majeed-brigade-etim-isil-al-qaida-jaish-ul-adl-based-in-afghanistan-serious-threat-to-regional-global-security-joint-statement-of-fms-of-the-quadripartite-group-pakistan-china-iran\/\">TTP, BLA, Majeed Brigade, ETIM, ISIL, Al-Qaida, Jaish ul Adl Based in Afghanistan Serious Threat to Regional Global Security &#8211; Joint Statement of FMs of the Quadripartite Group (Pakistan, China, Iran, Russia)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;TTP, BLA, Majeed Brigade, ETIM, ISIL, Al-Qaida, Jaish ul Adl Based in Afghanistan Serious Threat to Regional Global Security &#8211; Joint Statement of FMs of the Quadripartite Group (Pakistan, China, Iran, Russia)&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/ttp-bla-majeed-brigade-etim-isil-al-qaida-jaish-ul-adl-based-in-afghanistan-serious-threat-to-regional-global-security-joint-statement-of-fms-of-the-quadripartite-group-pakistan-china-iran\/embed\/#?secret=DPljAlmneR#?secret=doWrpQYLee\" data-secret=\"doWrpQYLee\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He welcomed the initiative by the UN Secretary General to organize the Summit of the Future, and expressed the hope that the Pact for the Future will be fully implemented, meeting the financing needs of the developing countries to implement the SDGs and climate goals.<\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister called for a just resolution of the<strong> Jammu and Kashmir<\/strong> dispute in accordance with Security Council resolutions.<\/p>\n<p>While condemning Israel\u2019s atrocities against the <strong>Palestinian people,<\/strong> the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister reiterated Pakistan\u2019s unwavering support for a two-state solution, with a viable, contiguous, and sovereign State of Palestine based on pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"STz2Xq6gtd\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/president-reaffirms-commitment-to-regional-connectivity-economic-cooperation-at-the-conference-by-pakistan-china-institute\/\">President Reaffirms Commitment to Regional Connectivity, Economic Cooperation at the Conference by Pakistan-China Institute<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;President Reaffirms Commitment to Regional Connectivity, Economic Cooperation at the Conference by Pakistan-China Institute&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/president-reaffirms-commitment-to-regional-connectivity-economic-cooperation-at-the-conference-by-pakistan-china-institute\/embed\/#?secret=6qfGZ5pOsu#?secret=STz2Xq6gtd\" data-secret=\"STz2Xq6gtd\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister also highlighted cross-border terrorism from Afghanistan and called for the UN support in countering terrorism within and from Afghanistan.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He also reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s desire to provide humanitarian support to the millions of destitute people in Afghanistan and to promote its economic development, including through implementing connectivity projects between Central Asia and Pakistan through Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary General Guterres thanked the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister for Pakistan\u2019s active engagement at the United Nations as well as for its role towards maintenance of international peace and security in the form of its UN Peacekeeping contributions.<\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister is currently on a visit to New York to take part in the high-level meeting of the United Nations Security Council on \u201cPracticing Multilateralism: Reforming and Improving Global Governance\u201d convened by China as a signature event during its presidency of the Security Council.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"yeR0aNydTe\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-february-2025\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 February 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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