Pakistan named vice-chair of UNSC counter-terrorism committee

NEW YORK (Kashmir English): Pakistan has been appointed as the vice chair of the counter-terrorism committee at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)  in a significant diplomatic achievement for Islamabad, which has been severely affected by the menace of terrorism. 

In addition to that, Islamabad will also chair the Taliban Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011), which oversees the implementation of the sanctions measures on the Taliban and individuals and entities associated with the group.

Pakistan has also been appointed as the Co-Chair of the SC Informal Working Group (IWG) on documentation (working methods) and the newly established IWG on Sanctions, the press release from Pakistan’s Mission to the United Nations (UN) said in a press release. 

The IWG on documentation focuses on improving the working methods, transparency, efficiency, and inclusiveness of the UN Security Council. The IWG on Sanctions issues aims to review and enhance the design, implementation, and effectiveness of UN sanctions regimes.

“These appointments represent an acknowledgement of Pakistan’s active engagement with the United Nations system, including its constructive role as an elected member of the Security Council,” the statement added.

The Islamabad’s mission in New York said that the appointment is an international recognition of Pakistan’s counter terrorism efforts and it remains “committed to working with the UN and fellow member states” in advancing the principles and purposes of the UN Charter as well as “playing its part in the global fight against terrorism in collaboration with its international partners.”