Overview

• Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said lasting peace requires tackling root causes such as poverty, rights denial and rising intolerance.
• He cited humanitarian crises in Gaza and Jammu and Kashmir, arguing that peace depends on granting self-determination in line with UN Security Council resolutions.
• President Asif Ali Zardari reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to peace and said the country stands ready to play a positive role globally.
• Pakistan’s UN envoy Asim Iftikhar Ahmed urged the Security Council to demand an immediate, unconditional and permanent Gaza ceasefire and reiterated support for Palestinian self-determination.
• Islamabad highlighted decades of participation in UN peacekeeping and humanitarian aid as part of its contributions to global stability and urged renewed faith in diplomacy to ‘silence the weapons.’