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Pakistan Left With Only Taliban Sanctions Chair After Seeking Four UN Posts

The allocation was delayed by five months after members flagged Pakistan’s terrorism record.

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Overview

  • Pakistan aimed to chair four key UNSC sanctions panels but secured only the 1988 Taliban committee.
  • It was also granted a vice-chair role on the 1373 Counter-Terrorism Committee, a largely ceremonial post.
  • Council members resisted Pakistan’s sweeping demands and stalled the posts for five months, reflecting concerns over its counter-terror performance.
  • For the first time, the Security Council’s Informal Working Group on Sanctions will have two co-chairs to check Pakistan’s influence.
  • India is coordinating with Russia and Guyana, both vice-chairs of the Taliban committee, to blunt any misuse of Pakistan’s limited mandate.